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Re: how to split a hunk

From
GBGeert Bosch <bosch@adacore.com>
Date
Oct 28, 2009, 03:11 UTC
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<21963906-785A-4D98-8AD8-A89ED914920C@adacore.com>
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On Oct 27, 2009, at 22:21, bill lam wrote:
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> There are occasions where diff of a file is
>
> - aaaa
> + bbbb
> + cccc
>
> I want to add lines bbbb and cccc as separated commits, but git-add -p
> seem cannot further split this hunk.  Do I have no choice but to edit
> it by hand and commit the bbbb and then edit the file to add back the
> cccc?
>

I like to use "git gui" for this. This allows you to pick individual lines to commit. I really like the "git gui" interface for staging/ unstaging changes and making a series of commits.

   -Geert
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