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Re: git rebase stops on empty commits

From
Peter Krefting <peter@softwolves.pp.se>
Date
Jul 22, 2009, 08:08 UTC
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<alpine.DEB.2.00.0907220907550.9220@ds9.cixit.se>
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<loom.20090722T073645-17@post.gmane.org>
Mark Blakeney:
> but all the "git commit --allow-empty" commits are committed with my own 
> name and current date+time.

If you edit the commit, you claim ownership of it. You should probably try using the -C option to commit, it should allow you to edit the message, while keeping the authorship and timestamp intact.

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\\// Peter - http://www.softwolves.pp.se/
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