OGG… How Can I restore a file from specific commit?

🔎 Objective

• Restore a specific file to a previous state using its version from a past commit, without switching branches or reverting the entire repository.

🎯 Goal

• Enable developers to recover or review historical versions of individual files from Git history safely and efficiently, preserving other uncommitted changes.

📘 Guideline

Ensure you’re using Git 2.23+, where git restore was introduced.

When to Use

• To retrieve a deleted or modified file from a past commit.
• To undo local changes to a file without discarding other work.
• To recover specific content for comparison or patching.

How to Use

1. Use git log or git blame to identify the target commit hash

git log <filepath>  # check history

2. Run the command:

## git restore version
git restore --source=<commit-hash> <filepath>

## git checkout version
git checkout <commit-hash> <filepath>

Undo git restore specific commit id version

Situation	Recovery Option
Not staged yet	git restore <filepath>
Staged but not committed	git restore --staged <filepath> then restore
Already committed	Use git reflog + git reset
Preventive measure	Use git stash before risky restores