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git rebase --interactive needn't call editor for noop

Subject: git rebase --interactive needn't call editor for noop

## tl;dr

2 messages between Jan 6, 2009 and Jan 6, 2009.

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jidanni@jidanni.org· Jan 6, 2009, 03:17 UTC · lore

On occasions when git rebase --interactive will invoke the editor with the word "noop" in the buffer, it would be better if it just said that on the command line instead of bothering to call the editor.

Thomas Rast· Jan 6, 2009, 08:47 UTC · re: jidanni@jidanni.org · lore

Re: git rebase --interactive needn't call editor for noop

jidanni@jidanni.org wrote:

> On occasions when git rebase --interactive will invoke the editor with
> the word "noop" in the buffer, it would be better if it just said that
> on the command line instead of bothering to call the editor.

The editor gives you a chance to wipe the entire todo file, aborting the rebase.

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