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Re: git rebase -i <first_commit_in_repository>

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Eeschvoca <eschvoca@gmail.com>
Date
Oct 26, 2009, 18:08 UTC
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On Mon, Oct 26, 2009 at 1:25 PM, Erik Faye-Lund <kusmabite@googlemail.com> wrote:

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> On Mon, Oct 26, 2009 at 6:14 PM, eschvoca <eschvoca@gmail.com> wrote:
>> Hi,
>>
>> Is there a way to rewrite history, including the first commit.  It
>> seems that the first commit can not be modified with a rebase.
>
> This question is answered in the FAQ:
> http://git.or.cz/gitwiki/GitFaq#HowdoIedittherootcommit.3F
>
Thanks Eric.  Hopefully someone will enhance rebase to handle the root commit.
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Message 4 of 9 in “git rebase -i <first_commit_in_repository>”
  1. eschvocaOct 26, 2009
  2. Mike HommeyOct 26, 2009
  3. Erik Faye-LundOct 26, 2009
  4. eschvocaOct 26, 2009
  5. Dirk SüsserottOct 26, 2009
  6. Allan CaffeeOct 26, 2009
  7. Dirk SüsserottOct 28, 2009
  8. Johannes SchindelinOct 26, 2009
  9. eschvocaOct 27, 2009

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