[SOLVED] Repo not pointing to HEAD branch

Issue

I did a checkout on the repo for my production site because I wanted to check a change. Now I pointed back my repo to the latest commit but now is not pointing to HEAD branch so instead of this

[gcardonav@gambit workshop]$ git status
# On branch master

I am getting this

[root@prod website]# git status
# Not currently on any branch.

I tried git reset --hard origin/HEAD but is still not pointing to branch master. What do I need to do?

Solution

The HEAD pointer is detached, e.g. HEAD points at a commit that is not pointed by any of your branches. To get back to master you can run:

git checkout master

Now HEAD points at the commit that is pointed by master. Read this for more information

Answered By - neshkeev

Answer Checked By - David Marino (WPSolving Volunteer)