Fix a Git detached head?

Question

I was doing some work in my repository and noticed a file had local changes. I didn\'t want them anymore so I deleted the file, thinking I can just checkout a fresh copy. I

Answer 1

The detached HEAD means that you are currently not on any branch. If you want to KEEP your current changes and simply create a new branch, this is what you do:

git commit -m "your commit message"
git checkout -b new_branch

Afterwards, you potentially want to merge this new branch with other branches. Always helpful is the git "a dog" command:

git log --all --decorate --oneline --graph