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Re: [PATCH] rebase -i: inform the user they can re-order commits

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Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
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Mar 16, 2012, 14:26 UTC
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Matthieu Moy <Matthieu.Moy@grenoble-inp.fr> writes:
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> But if the user sees the help message of "rebase -i", then I don't think
> we will stop him from breaking anything by not mentionning that
> reordering commits can work. We already give other commands that rewrite
> history with more or less danger, so the additional messages isn't
> really harmful.
I was not questioning that "You can also reorder" is dangerous in any way.

What is dangerous is to give an illusion that it is safe to use "rebase -i" without reading a decent documentation that does not even say that reordering is one of the primary purpose of the command, and the mindset that it is OK to give such an illusion with these reminder lines.

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  1. rebase -i: inform the user they can re-order commitsNelson Benitez Leon, Mar 16, 2012
  2. Matthieu MoyMar 16, 2012
  3. Nelson Benitez LeonMar 16, 2012
  4. Matthieu MoyMar 16, 2012
  5. Jakub NarebskiMar 16, 2012
  6. Junio C HamanoMar 16, 2012
  7. Nelson Benitez LeonMar 16, 2012
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  9. Junio C HamanoMar 16, 2012
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  14. Matthieu MoyMar 21, 2012
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