# ksylor/ohshitgit

The official home of Oh Shit, Git!?!

Repository: https://github.com/ksylor/ohshitgit
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/ohshitgit
Language: Nunjucks
License Family: other
Last push: 2026-01-29T18:58:17+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 61/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 64, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 2691, "days_push": 216, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases, no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1555, forks 187 (observed 2026-08-28T04:05:03.241675+00:00)

## What it is
The source for Oh Shit, Git!?!, a popular website that explains how to fix common Git mistakes in plain language, with a swear-free mirror at Dangit, Git!?! It is built as a static site with Eleventy and deployed to Netlify.

## Use cases
- how to undo a git commit
- fix a bad git merge
- undo git rebase mistake
- recover deleted git branch
- git cheat sheet for common mistakes
- translate oh shit git into my language

## When to choose
- you need quick, plain-language fixes for common Git mistakes
- you want to contribute a translation of the guide
- you want a friendly reference to share with Git beginners

## When to avoid
- you need comprehensive Git documentation or a tutorial series
- you need a Git GUI or CLI tool rather than a reference site
- you need programmatically accessible Git content or an API

## Facets
- artifact type: learning-resource
- maturity: active
- function: documentation, developer-tools
- domain: version-control, developer-tools, tutorials, education
- platform: -
- tags: git, static-site, eleventy, cheatsheet, ohshitgit, dangitgit, web-server, nodejs

## Member repositories
- ksylor/ohshitgit (main) score 61

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:03.241675+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T04:30:02.286772+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/ksylor/ohshitgit (fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:03.241675+00:00, sha b0b1d609ed0a)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.