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Re: Adding a commit to the front of my branch?

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RDRobert Dailey <rcdailey.lists@gmail.com>
Date
Jan 13, 2016, 16:18 UTC
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On Mon, Jan 11, 2016 at 8:11 AM, Stefan Haller <lists@haller-berlin.de> wrote:
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> Robert Dailey <rcdailey.lists@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Normally to add commits on my branch, I perform an interactive rebase:
>>
>> $ git rebase -i origin/master
>>
>> I mark the commit I want to put the new commit on top of as 'edit'.
>> However, if I want to add a commit to the front of my branch, I don't
>> really have a commit to mark as "edit".
>
> Instead of marking commits as edit, I usually add "x false" at the place
> where I want to add a commit. With this I find it easier to see where
> the new commit goes, and it also works before the first commit.
What do you mean "x false"? I'm not familiar with this. Can you explain?
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  1. Robert DaileyJan 11, 2016
  2. Stefan HallerJan 11, 2016
  3. Robert DaileyJan 13, 2016
  4. Stefan HallerJan 13, 2016
  5. Robert DaileyJan 13, 2016
  6. John KeepingJan 11, 2016
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