From: Eric Raible <raible@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 29 May 2009 08:09:58 GMT
Subject: Re: WISH: Extending git commit --amend
Message-ID: <loom.20090529T080514-262@post.gmane.org>
In-Reply-To: <e5bfff550905282348gf29aa16o6eec88423bb5ce23@mail.gmail.com>

Marco Costalba <mcostalba <at> gmail.com> writes:

> [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