git can I view the reflog of a remote?

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On the off chance that the remote machine is a github repository,

  1. First use Github’s Events API to retrieve the commit SHA.
    curl https://api.github.com/repos/<user>/<repo>/events

  2. Identify the SHA of the orphan commit-id that no longer exists in any branch.

  3. Next, use Github’s Refs API to create a new branch pointing to the orphan commit.

    curl -i -H "Accept: application/json" -H "Content-Type: application/json" -X POST -d '{"ref":"refs/heads/D-commit", "sha":"<orphan-commit-id>"}' https://api.github.com/repos/<user>/<repo>/git/refs

    Replace <orphan-commit-id> in the above command with the SHA identified in step 2.

  4. Finally git fetch the newly created branch into your local repository.
    From there you can cherry-pick or merge the commit(s) back into your work.

Check out this article for an actual example.

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