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Re: git rebase --interactive needn't call editor for noop

From
Thomas Rast <trast@student.ethz.ch>
Date
Jan 6, 2009, 08:47 UTC
Message-ID
<200901060947.51303.trast@student.ethz.ch>
In-Reply-To
<87bpulnmw2.fsf@jidanni.org>
jidanni@jidanni.org wrote:
> On occasions when git rebase --interactive will invoke the editor with
> the word "noop" in the buffer, it would be better if it just said that
> on the command line instead of bothering to call the editor.

The editor gives you a chance to wipe the entire todo file, aborting the rebase.

-- 
Thomas Rast
trast@{inf,student}.ethz.ch
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  1. jidanni@jidanni.orgJan 6, 2009
  2. Thomas RastJan 6, 2009

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