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Re: How to change merge message ("weenie commits")

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SBSanti Béjar <sbejar@gmail.com>
Date
Jan 25, 2007, 16:05 UTC
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On 1/25/07, Bill Lear <rael@zopyra.com> wrote:
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> So, when I merge my topic branch onto master, for example, I'd like
> the commit message to be something more thoughtful than the
> "checkpoint 1", "checkpoint 2", "fix typo", "redo sort algorithm",
> etc., etc., and be more like a short set of release notes, a summary
> of what all has been accomplished.

I think the --no-commit flag to git-merge/git-pull (man git-pull) is what you are looking for, or a git commit --amend.

Santi
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  2. Santi BéjarJan 25, 2007
  3. J. Bruce FieldsJan 25, 2007
  4. Seth FalconJan 25, 2007
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  7. Junio C HamanoJan 25, 2007
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