Re: [PATCH 0/3] rebase: learn --keep-base

From: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Date: Apr 1, 2019, 10:45 UTC
Message-ID: <xmqq8swuvw9o.fsf@gitster-ct.c.googlers.com>
In-Reply-To: <20190325000427.GA9384@archbookpro.localdomain>

Denton Liu <liu.denton@gmail.com> writes:

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>> I suspect that such a rebase will become no-op without "-i".  Am I
>> mistaken?  I am not sure if "--keep-base" is useful without "-i".
>
> It's useful in the case of "-x", although that is a grey area since "-x"
> uses interactive machinery internally. Aside from "-x", I can't really
> think of a situation where we would use "--keep-base" without "-i".

I consider "-x" is a mere sugar-coat around "-i". What I was getting at was if we need some mention of the fact in the documentation (e.g. "the option is accepted but fairly useless unless you are doing the rebase '-i/-x'").

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