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Re: git rebase -i

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TLTeemu Likonen <tlikonen@iki.fi>
Date
Feb 19, 2009, 09:50 UTC
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On 2009-02-19 09:21 (UTC), John Tapsell wrote:
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>   I often do 'git rebase -i HEAD~10' to rebase. Since afaics it
> doesn't matter if you go back 'too far' I just always use HEAD~10 even
> if it's just for the last or so commit.
>
>   Would there be any objections to making  'git rebase -i' default to
> HEAD~10  or maybe 16 or 20.  Having sensible defaults for commands
> helps a bit with making it easier to use.
I think it's better to use aliases for this kind of personal things:
    git config --global alias.my-rebase "rebase -i HEAD~10"
Now you can do:
    git my-rebase
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