# git revert --reference doesn't populate commit subject

1 messages from 2022-10-18 to 2022-10-18. Participants: Bagas Sanjaya.
Thread: https://gitlist.dev/t/58642

## Bagas Sanjaya, 2022-10-18 03:02

Subject: git revert --reference doesn't populate commit subject
Message-ID: <Y04XTl6yWXZv6xk5@debian.me>
URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/Y04XTl6yWXZv6xk5%40debian.me

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Hi,

When reverting commit with `git revert`, the subject for revert commit
is populated ("Revert <original commit subject>"). However, when
reverting with `git revert --reference`, the subject doesn't get
populated; only commit message is generated ("This reverts <original
commit reference>..."). When no subject is given, the first paragraph of
the message automatically becomes commit subject.

To reproduce:

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$ mkdir /tmp/test && cd /tmp/test
$ git init && git branch -m main
$ echo "test" > test
$ git add test && git commit -m "test"
$ echo "whoops" > test
$ git commit -a -m "whoops"
$ git revert HEAD
// keep the commit message by just exiting the editor
$ git log -n 1 --pretty="format:%s" -p HEAD
  Revert "whoops"
$ echo "whoops" > test
$ git commit -a -m "whoops again"
$ git revert --reference HEAD
// keep the commit message by just exiting the editor
$ git log -n 1 --pretty="format:%s" -p HEAD
  This reverts <reference to "whoops again" commit>.
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In the reproducer above, I expect that the second revert generates
`Revert "whoops again"` subject.

Thanks.

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