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Re: changing first commit message

From
Andreas Schwab <schwab@linux-m68k.org>
Date
Jul 7, 2011, 16:08 UTC
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<m2pqlm2hw2.fsf@igel.home>
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Shantanu Pavgi <pavgi@uab.edu> writes:
> How do I reword the first commit message? I was able to reword commit
> messages after the first commit using 'git rebase -i <first-commit-id>',
> but I am not sure how to reword the first commit message itself. Any help?
$ git rebase -h
[...]
    --root                rebase all reachable commits up to the root(s)
[...]
Andreas.
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  1. Shantanu PavgiJul 7, 2011
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