From: Johannes Schindelin <johannes.schindelin@gmx.de>
Date: Thu, 01 Feb 2007 12:28:44 GMT
Subject: Re: Modify/edit old commit messages
Message-ID: <Pine.LNX.4.63.0702011326130.22628@wbgn013.biozentrum.uni-wuerzburg.de>
In-Reply-To: <20070201114909.GV8705@enneenne.com>

Hi,

On Thu, 1 Feb 2007, Rodolfo Giometti wrote:

> I'm puzzled... how can I modify or edit old commit messages? :)

Short answer: you can't.

Slightly longer answer: since the object name is calculated from data 
including the commit message, there is no way you can change it.

However, you can start from a certain commit in history, and _recommit_ a 
commit. There, you can edit the message and rebase the other commits on 
top of it. NOTE: the resulting commit is _not_ easily mergeable for people 
who track your branch.

Hth,
Dscho