From 352e937caa22dd6176a3abc44bfd5c7f8323c280 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Dimitrios Theodorakis <astrodimitrios@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 2 Dec 2024 18:11:53 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] Adds instructions for restoring a feature branch from a
 backup when rebasing goes wrong.

---
 episodes/08-rebase.md | 20 ++++++++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 20 insertions(+)

diff --git a/episodes/08-rebase.md b/episodes/08-rebase.md
index 1fdad54..b6e1f4d 100644
--- a/episodes/08-rebase.md
+++ b/episodes/08-rebase.md
@@ -162,6 +162,26 @@ goes wrong during the rebase:
 $ git branch add_plot_script.backup
 ```
 
+If at anytime you want to restore the branch
+from your backup switch to the backup:
+
+```bash
+$ git switch add_plot_script.backup
+```
+
+Delete the branch where rebasing was attempted:
+
+```bash
+$ git branch -D add_plot_script
+```
+
+Re-create the original branch while still
+on the backup branch:
+
+```bash
+$ git switch -c add_plot_script
+```
+
 :::
 
 We will rebase interactively using the `-i` flag.