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Created March 30, 2018 08:09
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$git checkout –b temp #makes a new branch from current detached HEAD
$git branch –f master temp #update master to point to the new <temp> branch
$git branch –d temp #delete the <temp> branch
$git push origin master #push the re-established history
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Slight addition. You would need to switch to a different branch before you can delete the temp branch. So a $ git checkout master should be run before the delete of temp

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