Git: "Not currently on any branch." Is there an easy way to get back on a branch, while keeping the changes?

So I've done some work in the repository and when I'm about to commit I realize that I'm not currently on any branch.

This happens a lot when working with submodules and I am able to solve it, but the process is tedious and I've been thinking that there must be an easier way to do this.

Is there an easy way to get back on a branch, while keeping the changes?

Solution 1:

If you have not committed:

git stash
git checkout some-branch
git stash pop

If you have committed and have not changed anything since:

git log --oneline -n1 # this will give you the SHA
git checkout some-branch
git merge ${commit-sha}

If you have committed and then done extra work:

git stash
git log --oneline -n1 # this will give you the SHA
git checkout some-branch
git merge ${commit-sha}
git stash pop

Solution 2:

this helped me

git checkout -b newbranch
git checkout master
git merge newbranch
git branch -d newbranch

Solution 3:

git checkout master

That's result something like this:

Warning: you are leaving 2 commits behind, not connected to
any of your branches:

1e7822f readme
0116b5b returned to clean django

If you want to keep them by creating a new branch, this may be a good time to do so with:
git branch new_branch_name 1e7822f25e376d6a1182bb86a0adf3a774920e1e

So, let's do it:

git merge 1e7822f25e376d6a1182bb86a0adf3a774920e1e