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Re: [RFC/PATCH] git-what: explain what to do next

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Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Date
May 27, 2008, 20:24 UTC
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"Steven Walter" <stevenrwalter@gmail.com> writes:
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> Surely it has happened to everyone that you start a rebase, walk away
> and then continue hacking and committing with the rebase still in
> progress.  It isn't too bad for an experienced user to recover from
> this state, but prevention is much better than cure.  A simple "git
> what" command that could remind you of what you were doing would be a
> welcome addition, in my mind.

I haven't looked at the patch in question, but I'd agree with the above, and that is why I use the $PS1 support in bash completion (especially the resent one can tell between "am" and "rebase", which made it even nicer).

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Message 9 of 14 in “git-what: explain what to do next”
  1. git-what: explain what to do nextSanti Béjar, May 27, 2008
  2. Johannes SchindelinMay 27, 2008
  3. Santi BéjarMay 27, 2008
  4. Johannes SchindelinMay 27, 2008
  5. Santi BéjarMay 27, 2008
  6. Stephen R. van den BergMay 27, 2008
  7. Santi BéjarMay 27, 2008
  8. Steven WalterMay 27, 2008
  9. Junio C HamanoMay 27, 2008
  10. Junio C HamanoMay 27, 2008
  11. Santi BéjarMay 28, 2008
  12. Christian CouderMay 29, 2008
  13. Junio C HamanoMay 29, 2008
  14. Jon LoeligerMay 29, 2008

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