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Re: WISH: Extending git commit --amend

From
EREric Raible <raible@gmail.com>
Date
May 29, 2009, 08:09 UTC
Message-ID
<loom.20090529T080514-262@post.gmane.org>
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<e5bfff550905282348gf29aa16o6eec88423bb5ce23@mail.gmail.com>
Marco Costalba <mcostalba <at> gmail.com> writes:
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> [snip]
> I find myself wanting to amend not tip of the branch, but an older
> commit (typically to change log message). As example if I have this
> 
> D---E---F---G master
> 
> And I want to amend revision E currently I do
> 
> [snip]
> 
> Thanks in advance
> Marco
>

git rebase --interactive E^ Then change the commit for E from 'pick' to 'edit'. Then follow the directions.

- Eric
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