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[PATCH/RFCv3 1/2] git-rebase -i: add command "drop" to remove a commit

From
Galan Rémi <remi.galan-alfonso@ensimag.grenoble-inp.fr>
Date
Jun 2, 2015, 13:36 UTC
Message-ID
<1433252180-25591-1-git-send-email-remi.galan-alfonso@ensimag.grenoble-inp.fr>

Instead of removing a line to remove the commit, you can use the command "drop" (just like "pick" or "edit"). It has the same effect as deleting the line (removing the commit) except that you keep a visual trace of your actions, allowing a better control and reducing the possibility of removing a commit by mistake.

Signed-off-by: Galan Rémi <remi.galan-alfonso@ensimag.grenoble-inp.fr>
---
 Documentation/git-rebase.txt  |  3 +++
 git-rebase--interactive.sh    | 18 ++++++++++++++++++
 t/lib-rebase.sh               |  4 ++--
 t/t3404-rebase-interactive.sh | 10 ++++++++++
 4 files changed, 33 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
diff --git a/Documentation/git-rebase.txt b/Documentation/git-rebase.txt
index 1d01baa..9cf3760 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-rebase.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-rebase.txt
@@ -514,6 +514,9 @@ rebasing.
 If you just want to edit the commit message for a commit, replace the
 command "pick" with the command "reword".
 
+To drop a commit, replace the command "pick" with "drop", or just
+delete its line.
+
 If you want to fold two or more commits into one, replace the command
 "pick" for the second and subsequent commits with "squash" or "fixup".
 If the commits had different authors, the folded commit will be
diff --git a/git-rebase--interactive.sh b/git-rebase--interactive.sh
index dc3133f..869cc60 100644
--- a/git-rebase--interactive.sh
+++ b/git-rebase--interactive.sh
@@ -152,6 +152,7 @@ Commands:
  s, squash = use commit, but meld into previous commit
  f, fixup = like "squash", but discard this commit's log message
  x, exec = run command (the rest of the line) using shell
+ d, drop = remove commit
 
 These lines can be re-ordered; they are executed from top to bottom.
 
@@ -508,6 +509,23 @@ do_next () {
 	"$comment_char"*|''|noop)
 		mark_action_done
 		;;
+	drop|d)
+		if test -z $sha1
+		then
+			warn "Missing SHA-1 in 'drop' command."
+			die "Please fix this using 'git rebase --edit-todo'."
+		fi
+
+		sha1_verif="$(git rev-parse --verify --quiet $sha1^{commit})"
+		if test -z $sha1_verif
+		then
+			warn "'$sha1' is not a SHA-1 or does not represent" \
+				"a commit in 'drop' command."
+			die "Please fix this using 'git rebase --edit-todo'."
+		fi
+
+		mark_action_done
+		;;
 	pick|p)
 		comment_for_reflog pick
 
diff --git a/t/lib-rebase.sh b/t/lib-rebase.sh
index 6bd2522..fdbc900 100644
--- a/t/lib-rebase.sh
+++ b/t/lib-rebase.sh
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 #       specified line.
 #
 #   "<cmd> <lineno>" -- add a line with the specified command
-#       ("squash", "fixup", "edit", or "reword") and the SHA1 taken
+#       ("squash", "fixup", "edit", "reword" or "drop") and the SHA1 taken
 #       from the specified line.
 #
 #   "exec_cmd_with_args" -- add an "exec cmd with args" line.
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ set_fake_editor () {
 	action=pick
 	for line in $FAKE_LINES; do
 		case $line in
-		squash|fixup|edit|reword)
+		squash|fixup|edit|reword|drop)
 			action="$line";;
 		exec*)
 			echo "$line" | sed 's/_/ /g' >> "$1";;
diff --git a/t/t3404-rebase-interactive.sh b/t/t3404-rebase-interactive.sh
index ac429a0..8960083 100755
--- a/t/t3404-rebase-interactive.sh
+++ b/t/t3404-rebase-interactive.sh
@@ -1102,4 +1102,14 @@ test_expect_success 'rebase -i commits that overwrite untracked files (no ff)' '
 	test $(git cat-file commit HEAD | sed -ne \$p) = I
 '
 
+test_expect_success 'drop' '
+	test_when_finished "git checkout master" &&
+	git checkout -b dropBranchTest master &&
+	set_fake_editor &&
+	FAKE_LINES="1 drop 2 3 drop 4 5" git rebase -i --root &&
+	test E = $(git cat-file commit HEAD | sed -ne \$p) &&
+	test C = $(git cat-file commit HEAD^ | sed -ne \$p) &&
+	test A = $(git cat-file commit HEAD^^ | sed -ne \$p)
+'
+
 test_done
-- 
2.4.1.411.g9c4ad60
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