# Git pull --rebase and --reset-author-date 4 messages from 2024-12-11 to 2024-12-13. Participants: Ricardo Almeida, Junio C Hamano. Thread: https://gitlist.dev/t/62627 ## Ricardo Almeida, 2024-12-11 20:55 Subject: Git pull --rebase and --reset-author-date Message-ID: URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/CAMKQPDZWgq_qCdaL_S8cYYn%3DwtZSJiq6nP5aqFjvUZcFSnrTzQ%40mail.gmail.com ``` Hi, I just learned about being able to use "git rebase master --reset-author-date" to, as the name implies, reset the author date of the branch commits that will move to the top. But, when working in a branch, I use "git pull origin --rebase --stat master:master" to update the master branch and rebase the current branch with a single command (have it in an alias, to avoid typing it all). So, I tried to execute "git pull origin --rebase --reset-author-date --stat master:master" but it's not possible :( error: unknown option `reset-author-date' So, I was wondering if there's a similar option that can be used with git pull --rebase or if I can request this feature to be added? :) Regards, Ricardo Almeida ``` ## Junio C Hamano, 2024-12-12 03:16 Subject: Re: Git pull --rebase and --reset-author-date Message-ID: URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/xmqqv7vpfv5g.fsf%40gitster.g In-Reply-To: ``` Ricardo Almeida writes: > > error: unknown option `reset-author-date' > > So, I was wondering if there's a similar option that can be used with > git pull --rebase or if I can request this feature to be added? :) Can't you just use "git fetch && git rebase --..." instead of "pull" short-hand? ``` ## Ricardo Almeida, 2024-12-12 08:25 Subject: Re: Git pull --rebase and --reset-author-date Message-ID: URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/CAMKQPDaB2fP-4n9_bw1fjB7JntZ1DWMSpO01h5uuMJ-LzzufdQ%40mail.gmail.com In-Reply-To: ``` Hi Junio, > Can't you just use "git fetch && git rebase --..." instead of "pull" > short-hand? But then it wouldn't update the master branch... When I'm on myBranch and execute "git pull origin --rebase --stat master:master" it does bring the master branch up to date, so, it's equivalent to doing: git checkout master git pull git checkout myBranch git rebase master I have an alias for the pull command: "alias.rb=pull origin --rebase --stat master:master", so, it would be handier to just add the --reset-author-date to it but it's not supported atm :( Regards, Ricardo Almeida ``` ## Junio C Hamano, 2024-12-13 03:31 Subject: Re: Git pull --rebase and --reset-author-date Message-ID: URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/xmqq4j38fed9.fsf%40gitster.g In-Reply-To: ``` Ricardo Almeida writes: > Hi Junio, > >> Can't you just use "git fetch && git rebase --..." instead of "pull" >> short-hand? > > But then it wouldn't update the master branch... When I'm on myBranch > and execute "git pull origin --rebase --stat master:master" it does > bring the master branch up to date, so... "git pull origin master:master" is a bit unusal thing to say these days, but the "take their refs/heads/master, and copy it to my refs/heads/master (as long as it results in a fast-forward update and as long as I am not on 'master')" part of it can be reproduced by "git fetch origin master:master". So I do not see what you see as a problem. You are willing to be explicit to say that unusual "directly update my local branch 'master'" from the command line for your "git pull", so I would imagine you are also OK with doing the same with "git fetch" in the replacement. ```