A developer finds that some commits are missing from the Git history, suggesting a corrupted repository. What steps should they take to investigate and restore the repository?
- Use the git fsck command to check for object integrity and attempt to recover the missing commits.
- Clone a fresh copy of the repository from a backup.
- Delete the local repository and create a new one to start fresh.
- Run git blame on affected files to identify the missing commits and manually reapply them.
The git fsck command is used to check the integrity of objects in the Git database. Running this command can help identify and potentially recover missing commits. Restoring from a backup or recreating the repository may lead to data loss, making git fsck a more appropriate first step.
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