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    ```bash
    git checkout <COMMIT#> <path/to/the/messed/up/file>
    ```

    To get the **COMMIT#**:

    ```bash
    git log
    ```
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    #Git: checkout a single file from a specific commit

    When we need to retrieve a single file from an old commit, because the current one got deleted or broken and then commited by mistake, use:

    ```bash
    git checkout <COMMIT#> <path/to/the/messed/up/file>
    ```