From: Matthieu Moy <matthieu.moy@grenoble-inp.fr>
Date: Wed, 12 Jun 2013 12:41:25 GMT
Subject: Re: New feature discussion: git rebase --status
Message-ID: <vpqehc7y00a.fsf@anie.imag.fr>
In-Reply-To: <fa9c12a81ef2e92ba75dd1271d9e0b2d@ensibm.imag.fr>

Mathieu Liénard--Mayor <mathieu.lienard--mayor@ensimag.fr> writes:

> $ git status
> # HEAD detached from ecb9f3e
> # You are currently editing a832578... my_commit_message [3/5] while
> rebasing.

Showing the commit message here is too much IMHO. With a typical
50-characters message, it already gives

# You are currently editing a832578 __________________________________________________ [3/5] while rebasing

and we usually try to fit everything on a 80-columns terminal.

My vote would go for just showing the short sha1. The user can run "git
show $sha1" to get more information if needed, it's just a copy-paste
away. If we want to show the commit message, it should be on its own
line.

-- 
Matthieu Moy
http://www-verimag.imag.fr/~moy/