Re: git interactive rebase 'consume' command

From: Stephen Kelly <steveire@gmail.com>
Date: Jan 20, 2013, 19:13 UTC
Message-ID: <kdhfk6$von$1@ger.gmane.org>
In-Reply-To: <7vk3r7llod.fsf@alter.siamese.dyndns.org>

Junio C Hamano wrote:

> Sorry, but I do not understand what you are trying to solve.
> 
> How can 1313a5e, which fixes misakes made in c2f62a3, come before
> that commit in the first place?

One scenario is something like this:

 Start with a clean HEAD (always a good idea :) )
 hack hack hack
 make multiple commits
 realize that a hunk you committed in an early patch belongs in a later one.
 use git rebase -i to fix it.

Is that more clear?

Thanks,

Steve.