From: Bagas Sanjaya Date: Tue, 18 Oct 2022 03:02:38 GMT Subject: git revert --reference doesn't populate commit subject Message-ID: Hi, When reverting commit with `git revert`, the subject for revert commit is populated ("Revert "). However, when reverting with `git revert --reference`, the subject doesn't get populated; only commit message is generated ("This reverts ..."). When no subject is given, the first paragraph of the message automatically becomes commit subject. To reproduce: ``` $ mkdir /tmp/test && cd /tmp/test $ git init && git branch -m main $ echo "test" > test $ git add test && git commit -m "test" $ echo "whoops" > test $ git commit -a -m "whoops" $ git revert HEAD // keep the commit message by just exiting the editor $ git log -n 1 --pretty="format:%s" -p HEAD Revert "whoops" $ echo "whoops" > test $ git commit -a -m "whoops again" $ git revert --reference HEAD // keep the commit message by just exiting the editor $ git log -n 1 --pretty="format:%s" -p HEAD This reverts . ``` In the reproducer above, I expect that the second revert generates `Revert "whoops again"` subject. Thanks. -- An old man doll... just what I always wanted! - Clara