recovering from git's (no branch)

# if you have already checked out to master, you won't know the commit-ish of your "no branch":
  git fsck --lost-found # (to find your <commit-ish>)
  git merge <commit-ish>
 
# if you are still on your "no branch" commit:
  git log # (the commit-ish will be on the first line)
  git checkout master
  git merge <commit-ish>
 
# or 
  git log | head -n 1 | cut -d ' ' -f 2 | pbcopy
  git checkout master
  git merge <commit-ish>