# how to add an empty initial commit 3 messages from 2009-08-30 to 2009-08-31. Participants: bill lam, Sean Estabrooks. Thread: https://gitlist.dev/t/20785 ## bill lam, 2009-08-30 00:52 Subject: how to add an empty initial commit Message-ID: <20090830005224.GC10952@debian.b2j> URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/20090830005224.GC10952%40debian.b2j ``` I want to insert an empty initial commit so that I can rebase and edit files in the real initial commit. There is a --root option in git-rebase but I can not find example of how to use it. I googled some said it needs to create a new branch, I tried but it failed to merge. -- regards, ==================================================== GPG key 1024D/4434BAB3 2008-08-24 gpg --keyserver subkeys.pgp.net --recv-keys 4434BAB3 ``` ## Sean Estabrooks, 2009-08-30 01:39 Subject: Re: how to add an empty initial commit Message-ID: URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/BLU0-SMTP13B5A682834BA2E926F610AEF30%40phx.gbl In-Reply-To: <20090830005224.GC10952@debian.b2j> ``` On Sun, 30 Aug 2009 08:52:24 +0800 bill lam wrote: > I want to insert an empty initial commit so that I can rebase and edit > files in the real initial commit. There is a --root option in > git-rebase but I can not find example of how to use it. Bill, This sounds like a hard way to go about things. Instead, you can edit the files as you wish, "git add" the new edits, and then use "git commit --amend" to alter the initial commit. Don't think rebase would help in the situation you describe. Sean ``` ## bill lam, 2009-08-31 00:06 Subject: Re: how to add an empty initial commit Message-ID: <20090831000622.GA3993@debian.b2j> URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/20090831000622.GA3993%40debian.b2j In-Reply-To: ``` On Sat, 29 Aug 2009, Sean Estabrooks wrote: > This sounds like a hard way to go about things. Instead, you can edit > the files as you wish, "git add" the new edits, and then use > "git commit --amend" to alter the initial commit. Don't think rebase > would help in the situation you describe. Sean, Yes, you are correct. git-rebase does not help much. It has to initialise another empty git repo and copy all commits to there. -- regards, ==================================================== GPG key 1024D/4434BAB3 2008-08-24 gpg --keyserver subkeys.pgp.net --recv-keys 4434BAB3 ```