I pushed directly to main

Recovery steps

1. 1

   Keep your work on a branch

   Save your commits on a feature branch so you can open a proper PR later.

   Safe

   $ git branch feature/my-work

2. 2

   Identify the commits to cancel

   List the latest commits on the remote main.

   Safe

   $ git fetch origin
   $ git log --oneline -n 10 origin/main

3. 3

   Revert them (recommended)

   Creates new commits that undo yours, oldest last. History stays intact and nobody's repo breaks.

   Caution

   $ git switch main
   $ git revert --no-edit abc1234..def5678
   $ git push origin main

4. 4

   Last resort: rewrite main

   Only if NOBODY pulled yet and branch protection allows it. --force-with-lease refuses to push if someone else pushed in the meantime.

   Destructive

   $ git switch main
   $ git reset --hard origin/main~1
   $ git push --force-with-lease origin main

These procedures are provided for information only. Read each command and adapt it to your situation before running it. Disclaimer

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