Re: how to squash a few commits in the past

> Hi Michael,
> 
> Michael J Gruber wrote:
>> Gelonida venit, vidit, dixit 03.05.2010 11:33:
>>>
>>> The plan would be:
>>> - create a new git repository without the huge file
>>> - let everybody clone the new repository and continue working.
>>>
>>>
>>> I thought, that I could squash the commit adding the file, removing the file and
>>> the commits in between into one commit.
>> You don't need to squash the commits in between. Use git rebase -i A^ if
>> A is the commit introducing the large file. Then, either edit that first
>> commit (to not add the file) or reorder so that the removal commit is
>> squashed into A.
> 
> 
> I seem to misunderstand your suggestion.
> 
> git rebase -i 740ebdf9b^
> returns following output
>> fatal: Needed a single revision
>> Invalid base
> 
> 
> what am I missing?