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Re: [PATCH] commit: --amend -m '' silently fails to wipe message

From
Jeff King <peff@peff.net>
Date
Apr 7, 2016, 19:02 UTC
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<20160407190249.GB4478@sigill.intra.peff.net>
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<20160407095006.GB2345@dinwoodie.org>
On Thu, Apr 07, 2016 at 10:50:06AM +0100, Adam Dinwoodie wrote:
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> > PS Is there a previous thread? I see a couple people cc'd, including me,
> >    but I don't remember a previous discussion. Did I just forget it?
> 
> No previous thread: I noticed the odd behaviour, and figured I'd report
> it.  The best way to report a problem seemed to be providing a test
> showing the behaviour, and the SubmittingPatches doc said I should CC
> folk who looked they're involved in the area...

Ah, yeah, that's definitely a good thing to do. I just didn't realize I was ever involved with "-m". :)

-Peff
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