Re: git-replay/git-history lose notes

From: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Date: Aug 5, 2026, 13:04 UTC
Message-ID: <xmqqv79osoqa.fsf@gitster.g>
In-Reply-To: <anLXz2vos4zbIciW@pks.im>

Patrick Steinhardt <ps@pks.im> writes:

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>> It looks like git-replay and git-history will drop notes (or rather,
>> not carry them over) when rewriting history. I've seen this both with
>> "git replay --onto=… …" and "git history fixup" recently, though I
>> suspect it affects all the modes.
>> 
>> Fortunately when I check range-diffs before pushing out new versions,
>> I notice notes have disappeared and can "git notes copy @{1}" or
>> similar for a note at the tip. Recovery for the intermediate commits
>> is a little more… involved… as I'm sure you can imagine.
>
> This somehow rings a bell -- wasn't there a recent discussion about this
> on the mailing list somewhere? I might be confusing it with a different
> command though that's loosing notes.

I recall mentioning the reason why rebase and cherry-pick behave differently with respect to notes, and why that is a good thing, but that may not be what is ringing a bell for both of you.