Re: [PATCH] rebase -i: inform the user they can re-order commits

> Matthieu Moy <Matthieu.Moy@grenoble-inp.fr> writes:
>
>> But if the user sees the help message of "rebase -i", then I don't think
>> we will stop him from breaking anything by not mentionning that
>> reordering commits can work. We already give other commands that rewrite
>> history with more or less danger, so the additional messages isn't
>> really harmful.
>
> I was not questioning that "You can also reorder" is dangerous in any way.
>
> What is dangerous is to give an illusion that it is safe to use "rebase
> -i" without reading a decent documentation that does not even say that
> reordering is one of the primary purpose of the command, and the mindset
> that it is OK to give such an illusion with these reminder lines.