[PATCH 2/2] Re: rebase -i: explain how to discard all commits
The 20/01/11, Jonathan Nieder wrote:
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> Okay. I agree that my particular wording was confusing. Are you
> saying the "noop" command in general is confusing?
>
> The "noop" is itself a non-operation; if you combine "noop" with other
> instructions then the noop itself will have no effect. Meanwhile if
> you have _no_ instructions then the rebase is cancelled, while if you
> have a single "noop" instruction, that means "I have discarded all the
> commits, but please rebase anyway".
Ok, I think I get it now. What about adding
Use "noop" with no other instruction to fallback to a non-interactive
rebase. If other instructions are present, "noop" has no effect.
?
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Nicolas Sebrecht