GIT error: object file is empty?

Ran out of battery during a git operation

git fsck --full
rm {{object file}}
git fsck --full
git reflog
tail -n 1 .git/logs/refs/heads/{{branch}}
git show {{target hash}}
git update-ref HEAD {{target hash}}
git fsck --full
rm .git/index
git fsck --full
git status
git add .
git commit -am "blabla"

git stash
removing git file in error (not sure that is necessary)
git stash clear

How to fix GIT error: object file is empty?

I had a similar problem. My laptop ran out of battery during a git operation. Boo. I didn't have any backups. (N.B. Ubuntu One is not a backup solution for git; it will helpfully overwrite your sane repository with your corrupted one.)

https://stackoverflow.com/questions/11706215/how-to-fix-git-error-object-file-is-empty