git fatal bad object HEAD
Sometimes when doing a git status I'll run into some fatal object errors and
have to run a few troubleshooting techniques.
Typical error
This will show some object issues and keep you from seeing your status and files.
error: object file .git/objects/31/65329bb680e30595f242b7c4d8406ca63eeab0 is empty
fatal: loose object 3165329bb680e30595f242b7c4d8406ca63eeab0 (stored in .git/objects/31/65329bb680e30595f242b7c4d8406ca63eeab0) is corrupt
The alias I use to resolve this
When troubleshooting this I found some more manual ways to do this in the link below. I use this alias because it solves things 99% of the time.
alias git-corrupt='find .git/objects/ -type f -empty | xargs rm && \
git fetch -p && \
git fsck --full'
Today I ran into this error
I should've read closer; however, I "autopiloted" my way to running this - not recommended. When using my alias on the incorrect error I created a separate issue.
fatal: loose object 7b36029a951eacd979d24e993e020c4d018ca265 (stored in .git/objects/7b/36029a951eacd979d24e993e020c4d018ca265) is corrupt
fatal: unpack-objects failed
After running my alias
I then received a new fatal issue with the HEAD of my branch.
fatal: bad object HEAD
Resolution
The resolution that I discovered (after some Googling) is below. Fortunately I didn't have to troubleshoot for long and this resolution worked first try.
- Note: There is further effort after the initial
git resetthat I haven't done.
Source for the resolution is after "git status"
git reset master
git status
# showed all good