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Re: [PATCH] Add git-graft-ripple, a tool for permanently grafting history into a tree.

From
Linus Torvalds <torvalds@osdl.org>
Date
Nov 23, 2005, 00:55 UTC
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<Pine.LNX.4.64.0511221652530.13959@g5.osdl.org>
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<11326926501602-git-send-email-ryan@michonline.com>
On Tue, 22 Nov 2005, Ryan Anderson wrote:
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> Enhancements over the original example:
> 
> 	o Each newly created commit A' references A, and (A^1)' (The first try
> 	referenced A^1 and (A^1)' but not A)
> 
> 	o Support for incrementally rewriting history is present.

How about the case of having commits that have pointers to other commits in the comments? 

For example, on the kernel do
	gitk 19842d67340e4a8f616552d344e97fc7452aa37a

and see how gitk highlights the SHA1's in the commit message and makes hyperlinks to the commits they point to..

		Linus
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  1. Add git-graft-ripple, a tool for permanently grafting history into a tree.Ryan Anderson, Nov 22, 2005
  2. Linus TorvaldsNov 23, 2005
  3. Andreas EricssonNov 23, 2005
  4. Ryan AndersonNov 23, 2005
  5. Randal L. SchwartzNov 23, 2005
  6. Johannes SchindelinNov 23, 2005
  7. Linus TorvaldsNov 23, 2005

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