Re: [PATCH 3/7] rebase -i: clarify and fix 'fixup -c' rebase-todo help
On Mon, 8 Feb 2021 at 00:19, Eric Sunshine <sunshine@sunshineco.com> wrote:
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> On Sun, Feb 7, 2021 at 1:19 PM Charvi Mendiratta <charvi077@gmail.com> wrote:
> > When `-c` says "edit the commit message" it's not clear what will be
> > edited. The original's commit message or the replacement's message or a
> > combination of the two. Word it such that it states more precisely what
> > exactly will be edited and also remove the use of a period and
> > capitalized word in the to-do help text.
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> If you happen to re-roll for some reason, it might be a good idea to
> explain why you are removing the period and capitalization since the
> reason is not otherwise clear to the casual reader. So, perhaps:
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> ... exactly will be edited. While at it, also drop the jarring
> period and capitalization, neither of which is otherwise present
> in the message.
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> or something like that.