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diff --git a/Documentation/git-rebase.txt b/Documentation/git-rebase.txt index b8aa0b999..30e5c0eb1 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-rebase.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-rebase.txt @@ -199,6 +199,9 @@ rebase.stat:: Whether to show a diffstat of what changed upstream since the last rebase. False by default. +rebase.autosquash:: + If set to true enable '--autosquash' option by default. + OPTIONS ------- <newbase>:: @@ -333,6 +336,7 @@ idea unless you know what you are doing (see BUGS below). instead. --autosquash:: +--no-autosquash:: When the commit log message begins with "squash! ..." (or "fixup! ..."), and there is a commit whose title begins with the same ..., automatically modify the todo list of rebase -i @@ -341,6 +345,10 @@ idea unless you know what you are doing (see BUGS below). commit from `pick` to `squash` (or `fixup`). + This option is only valid when the '--interactive' option is used. ++ +If the '--autosquash' option is enabled by default using the +configuration variable `rebase.autosquash`, this option can be +used to override and disable this setting. --no-ff:: With --interactive, cherry-pick all rebased commits instead of @@ -466,6 +474,30 @@ sure that the current HEAD is "B", and call $ git rebase -i -p --onto Q O ----------------------------- +Reordering and editing commits usually creates untested intermediate +steps. You may want to check that your history editing did not break +anything by running a test, or at least recompiling at intermediate +points in history by using the "exec" command (shortcut "x"). You may +do so by creating a todo list like this one: + +------------------------------------------- +pick deadbee Implement feature XXX +fixup f1a5c00 Fix to feature XXX +exec make +pick c0ffeee The oneline of the next commit +edit deadbab The oneline of the commit after +exec cd subdir; make test +... +------------------------------------------- + +The interactive rebase will stop when a command fails (i.e. exits with +non-0 status) to give you an opportunity to fix the problem. You can +continue with `git rebase --continue`. + +The "exec" command launches the command in a shell (the one specified +in `$SHELL`, or the default shell if `$SHELL` is not set), so you can +use shell features (like "cd", ">", ";" ...). The command is run from +the root of the working tree. SPLITTING COMMITS ----------------- |