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[PATCH/RFC] rebase: new convenient option to edit/reword/delete a single commit

From
Nguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy <pclouds@gmail.com>
Date
Mar 9, 2014, 02:49 UTC
Message-ID
<1394333354-16257-1-git-send-email-pclouds@gmail.com>
In-Reply-To
<53159601.8020702@alum.mit.edu>
Prepare the todo list for you to edit/reword/delete the given commit.
Signed-off-by: Nguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy <pclouds@gmail.com>
---
 Allowing multiple actions is a bit too much for my shell skills. I
 don't really need it so I won't push it, but if somebody gives me a
 sketch, I'll try to polish it.
 --squash and --fixup would require two commits, making it a bit
 awkward in option handling. Or is the fixup/squash always HEAD?
 Documentation/git-rebase.txt | 11 +++++++++++
 git-rebase--interactive.sh   | 17 ++++++++++++++---
 git-rebase.sh                | 22 +++++++++++++++++++++-
 3 files changed, 46 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
diff --git a/Documentation/git-rebase.txt b/Documentation/git-rebase.txt
index 2a93c64..becb749 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-rebase.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-rebase.txt
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ SYNOPSIS
 'git rebase' [-i | --interactive] [options] [--exec <cmd>] [--onto <newbase>]
 	--root [<branch>]
 'git rebase' --continue | --skip | --abort | --edit-todo
+'git rebase' [--edit | -E | --reword | -R | --delete | -D ] <commit-ish>
 
 DESCRIPTION
 -----------
@@ -356,6 +357,16 @@ unless the `--fork-point` option is specified.
 	user edit that list before rebasing.  This mode can also be used to
 	split commits (see SPLITTING COMMITS below).
 
+-E=<commit>::
+--edit=<commit>::
+-R=<commit>::
+--reword=<commit>::
+-D=<commit>::
+--delete=<commit>::
+	Prepare the todo list to edit or reword or delete the
+	specified commit. Configuration variable `rebase.autostash` is
+	ignored.
+
 -p::
 --preserve-merges::
 	Instead of ignoring merges, try to recreate them.
diff --git a/git-rebase--interactive.sh b/git-rebase--interactive.sh
index a1adae8..3ded4c7 100644
--- a/git-rebase--interactive.sh
+++ b/git-rebase--interactive.sh
@@ -1040,9 +1040,20 @@ fi
 has_action "$todo" ||
 	die_abort "Nothing to do"
 
-cp "$todo" "$todo".backup
-git_sequence_editor "$todo" ||
-	die_abort "Could not execute editor"
+if test -n "$one_action"
+then
+	commit="`git rev-parse --short $one_commit`"
+	sed "1s/pick $commit /$one_action $commit /" "$todo" > "$todo.new" ||
+		die_abort "failed to update todo list"
+	grep "^$one_action $commit " "$todo.new" >/dev/null ||
+		die_abort "expected to find '$one_action $commit' line but did not"
+	mv "$todo.new" "$todo" ||
+		die_abort "failed to update todo list"
+else
+	cp "$todo" "$todo".backup
+	git_sequence_editor "$todo" ||
+		die_abort "Could not execute editor"
+fi
 
 has_action "$todo" ||
 	die_abort "Nothing to do"
diff --git a/git-rebase.sh b/git-rebase.sh
index 5f6732b..2acffb4 100755
--- a/git-rebase.sh
+++ b/git-rebase.sh
@@ -32,6 +32,9 @@ verify             allow pre-rebase hook to run
 rerere-autoupdate  allow rerere to update index with resolved conflicts
 root!              rebase all reachable commits up to the root(s)
 autosquash         move commits that begin with squash!/fixup! under -i
+E,edit=!           generate todo list to edit this commit
+R,reword=!         generate todo list to reword this commit's message
+D,delete=!         generate todo list to delete this commit
 committer-date-is-author-date! passed to 'git am'
 ignore-date!       passed to 'git am'
 whitespace=!       passed to 'git apply'
@@ -228,6 +231,7 @@ then
 fi
 test -n "$type" && in_progress=t
 
+one_action=
 total_argc=$#
 while test $# != 0
 do
@@ -290,6 +294,7 @@ do
 		;;
 	--autostash)
 		autostash=true
+		explicit_autosquash=t
 		;;
 	--verbose)
 		verbose=t
@@ -335,6 +340,13 @@ do
 	--gpg-sign=*)
 		gpg_sign_opt="-S${1#--gpg-sign=}"
 		;;
+	--edit=*|--reword=*|--delete=*)
+		test -n "$one_action" && die "$(gettext "--edit, --reword or --delete cannot be used multiple times")"
+		interactive_rebase=explicit
+		one_action="${1%=*}"
+		one_action="${one_action#--}"
+		one_commit="${1#--*=}"
+		;;
 	--)
 		shift
 		break
@@ -342,6 +354,7 @@ do
 	esac
 	shift
 done
+test -n "$one_action" && test $# -gt 0 && usage
 test $# -gt 2 && usage
 
 if test -n "$cmd" &&
@@ -438,7 +451,14 @@ else
 	state_dir="$apply_dir"
 fi
 
-if test -z "$rebase_root"
+if test -n "$one_action"
+then
+	upstream_name="$one_commit^"
+	upstream=$(peel_committish "${upstream_name}") ||
+	die "$(eval_gettext "invalid upstream \$upstream_name")"
+	upstream_arg="$upstream_name"
+	test -n "$explicit_autosquash" || autosquash=
+elif test -z "$rebase_root"
 then
 	case "$#" in
 	0)
-- 
1.9.0.40.gaa8c3ea
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  1. rebase: new convenient option to edit a single commitNguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Feb 27, 2014
  2. Matthieu MoyFeb 27, 2014
  3. Jeff KingFeb 28, 2014
  4. Duy NguyenFeb 28, 2014
  5. Jeff KingFeb 28, 2014
  6. Philip OakleyFeb 28, 2014
  7. 0/3 rebase's convenient optionsNguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Mar 2, 2014
  8. 1/3 rev-parse: support OPT_NUMBER_CALLBACK in --parseoptNguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Mar 2, 2014
  9. Junio C HamanoMar 4, 2014
  10. 2/3 rebase: accept -<number> as another way of saying HEAD~<number>Nguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Mar 2, 2014
  11. Eric SunshineMar 2, 2014
  12. Duy NguyenMar 2, 2014
  13. Eric SunshineMar 2, 2014
  14. Eric SunshineMar 2, 2014
  15. Matthieu MoyMar 2, 2014
  16. Michael HaggertyMar 3, 2014
  17. Matthieu MoyMar 3, 2014
  18. Duy NguyenMar 3, 2014
  19. David KastrupMar 3, 2014
  20. Matthieu MoyMar 3, 2014
  21. Jeff KingMar 3, 2014
  22. Junio C HamanoMar 3, 2014
  23. Matthieu MoyMar 3, 2014
  24. Junio C HamanoMar 3, 2014
  25. 3/3 rebase: new convenient option to edit a single commitNguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Mar 2, 2014
  26. Eric SunshineMar 2, 2014
  27. Eric SunshineMar 2, 2014
  28. Michael HaggertyMar 3, 2014
  29. Duy NguyenMar 3, 2014
  30. David KastrupMar 3, 2014
  31. Eric SunshineMar 3, 2014
  32. Duy NguyenMar 4, 2014
  33. Michael HaggertyMar 4, 2014
  34. Duy NguyenMar 4, 2014
  35. Michael HaggertyMar 4, 2014
  36. Junio C HamanoMar 4, 2014
  37. rebase: new convenient option to edit/reword/delete a single commitNguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Mar 9, 2014
  38. Matthieu MoyMar 9, 2014
  39. Michael HaggertyMar 10, 2014
  40. Matthieu MoyMar 10, 2014

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