How to restore Git after fatal file system error?

Question

What is the fastest path to restore a git repository after a file system error on the main server?

Imagine the central server of your OSS project fails and all commi

Answer 1

A git pull and then a git push should be enough.

Alternately a git push -f will forcibly update the server with your local copy, but this can cause problems for others (if there are multiple committers).

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