From: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Date: Thu, 14 Jan 2021 20:32:37 GMT
Subject: Re: How to implement the "amend!" commit ?
Message-ID: <xmqq7dofxnru.fsf@gitster.c.googlers.com>
In-Reply-To: <99b40665-45dd-6c4d-d46a-56c7dbf89568@gmail.com>

Phillip Wood <phillip.wood123@gmail.com> writes:

> This is the only option that is backwards
> compatible. `--fixup=:/<text> ` still works and can be used with the
> new syntax as `--fixup=amend::/<text>`.

Do you mean both "--fixup=:/<text>" and "--fixup=amend::/<text>"
work and do the same thing?  If so, that is good.

> Note that we intend to allow
> accept any prefix of "amend" and "reword" so --fixup=a:<commit> would
> work.

"a" and "r" may happen to be unique but we would not want to be
limited to these two forever---future developers are allowed to
invent other clever variants.  So let's say "accept unique prefix as
abbreviation for these operating mode words like 'amend' and 'reword'"