Re: [GSoC][PATCH v2 6/6] rebase: add --author-date-is-committer-date

From: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Date: Aug 13, 2019, 17:28 UTC
Message-ID: <xmqqk1bh7z6f.fsf@gitster-ct.c.googlers.com>
In-Reply-To: <20190812194301.5655-7-rohit.ashiwal265@gmail.com>

Rohit Ashiwal <rohit.ashiwal265@gmail.com> writes:

> The previous commit introduced --ignore-date flag to interactive
> rebase, but the name is actually very vague in context of rebase -i
> since there are two dates we can work with. Add an alias to convey
> the precise purpose.

This sounds more like the existing "--reset-author" but only takes over the timestamp part without taking over the authorship.

IOW, I am wondering if "--reset-author-date" is a better name.

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