Re: [PATCH v6 2/2] replay: add --revert mode to reverse commit changes

From: Toon Claes <toon@iotcl.com>
Date: Mar 31, 2026, 08:11 UTC
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In-Reply-To: <6427d088-e41c-47ff-ab6e-4d7679e85d3c@gmail.com>

Siddharth Asthana <siddharthasthana31@gmail.com> writes:

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> On 28/03/26 10:03, Tian Yuchen wrote:
>> I think it would be great if a low-level command supported something like:
>> 
>>      git replay --revert new-branch HEAD~3..HEAD
>
>
> Interesting idea. git replay is still experimental so the interface 
> could evolve. Worth considering as a follow-up but I would keep it out 
> of this series for now.

So you want git-replay(1) to create a new ref `new-branch`? But where should it start from?

I'm building a proposal for this in [1]. This proposal is a bit more flexible than what you're suggesting here, because it enables setting the starting point.

[1]: https://lore.kernel.org/git/20260325-toon-replay-arbitrary-ref-v2-0-553038702c9c@iotcl.com/

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Cheers,
Toon