Re: [PATCH 0/1] rebase: add --[no-]edit to --continue

From: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Date: Jul 22, 2026, 15:36 UTC
Message-ID: <xmqqse5brq8s.fsf@gitster.g>
In-Reply-To: <db7edc66-9b2a-47bc-98db-87d01885cef0@gmail.com>

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

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> On 21/07/2026 19:04, Junio C Hamano wrote:
>> Hugo Sales <hugo@hsal.es> writes:
>> 
>>> When a rebase stops for conflicts and the user runs `git rebase --continue`, the
>>> merge backend opens $EDITOR so the commit message can be revised. That is often
>>> useful, but not always: sometimes the user only wants to keep the message that
>>> is already there.
>>>
>>> This series adds:
>>>
>>> - `git rebase --continue --no-edit` to commit without opening an editor
>> 
>> Meh. "GIT_SEQUENCE_EDITOR=: git rebase --continue" is your friend ;-)
>
> Do you mean "GIT_EDITOR=:"? The sequence editor is only relevant for

Oh, absolutely. I made a last minute change s/_EDITOR/SEQUENCE_&/ before sending it out, without realizing that I made a totally unnecessary change X-<.

Thanks for spotting.

> editing the todo list.