Error in git-cherry-pick manpage?

Jens Seidel· Nov 14, 2008, 15:14 UTC · lore

Hi,

I try to use git cherry-pick to combine multiple commits but I'm confused about the second sentence of the description:

"Given one existing commit, apply the change the patch introduces, and record a new commit that records it. This requires your working tree to be clean (no modifications from the HEAD commit)."

I intent to use it as follows:

 git cherry-pick -x --no-commit 2e855ae
 git cherry-pick -x --no-commit 0c1151
 ...

After the first invocation my working tree will not be clean but contain changes in the index.

Does this mean that's a wrong usage of cherry-pick?

Jens

Pete Harlan· Nov 18, 2008, 19:34 UTC · re: Jens Seidel · lore

Re: Error in git-cherry-pick manpage?

Jens Seidel wrote:

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> Hi,
> 
> I try to use git cherry-pick to combine multiple commits but I'm confused
> about the second sentence of the description:
> 
> "Given one existing commit, apply the change the patch introduces, and
> record a new commit that records it. This requires your working tree to be
> clean (no modifications from the HEAD commit)."
> 
> I intent to use it as follows:
> 
>  git cherry-pick -x --no-commit 2e855ae
>  git cherry-pick -x --no-commit 0c1151
>  ...
> 
> After the first invocation my working tree will not be clean but contain
> changes in the index.
> 
> Does this mean that's a wrong usage of cherry-pick?

If it is, you might try this:

  git cherry-pick -x 2e855ae             # Let it commit
  git cherry-pick -x --no-commit 0c1151  # Will stage changes
  git commit --amend
  # Repeat last two steps as needed...

--Pete