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Re: switching upstream tips

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Alex Riesen <raa.lkml@gmail.com>
Date
May 13, 2009, 08:16 UTC
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2009/5/13 Ittay Dror <ittay.dror@gmail.com>:
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> Johannes Sixt wrote:
>> I guess it should have been
>>
>>   git rebase -i --onto new-upstream old-upstream master
>>
>> That is, you take commits old-upstream..master and transplant them onto
>> new-upstream.
>>
>
> same thing:
>> git rebase -i --onto upstream old-upstream master
> fatal: Needed a single revision
> Does not point to a valid commit: upstream
Well, don't put random characters where your branch names should be.
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  4. Alex RiesenMay 13, 2009
  5. Ittay DrorMay 13, 2009
  6. Johannes SixtMay 13, 2009
  7. Ittay DrorMay 13, 2009
  8. Johannes SixtMay 13, 2009
  9. Alex RiesenMay 13, 2009
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  11. Ittay DrorMay 13, 2009
  12. Alex RiesenMay 13, 2009

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