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diff --git a/Documentation/user-manual.txt b/Documentation/user-manual.txt index 20e5b4216d..988c13ff4c 100644 --- a/Documentation/user-manual.txt +++ b/Documentation/user-manual.txt @@ -2306,17 +2306,13 @@ branch and then merge into each of the test and release branches. For these changes, just apply directly to the "release" branch, and then merge that into the "test" branch. -To create diffstat and shortlog summaries of changes to include in a "please -pull" request to Linus you can use: +After pushing your work to `mytree`, you can use +linkgit:git-request-pull[1] to prepare a "please pull" request message +to send to Linus: ------------------------------------------------- -$ git diff --stat origin..release -------------------------------------------------- - -and - -------------------------------------------------- -$ git log -p origin..release | git shortlog +$ git push mytree +$ git request-pull origin mytree release ------------------------------------------------- Here are some of the scripts that simplify all this even further. @@ -2557,6 +2553,12 @@ return mywork to the state it had before you started the rebase: $ git rebase --abort ------------------------------------------------- +If you need to reorder or edit a number of commits in a branch, it may +be easier to use `git rebase -i`, which allows you to reorder and +squash commits, as well as marking them for individual editing during +the rebase. See <<interactive-rebase>> for details, and +<<reordering-patch-series>> for alternatives. + [[rewriting-one-commit]] Rewriting a single commit ------------------------- @@ -2570,72 +2572,89 @@ $ git commit --amend which will replace the old commit by a new commit incorporating your changes, giving you a chance to edit the old commit message first. +This is useful for fixing typos in your last commit, or for adjusting +the patch contents of a poorly staged commit. -You can also use a combination of this and linkgit:git-rebase[1] to -replace a commit further back in your history and recreate the -intervening changes on top of it. First, tag the problematic commit -with +If you need to amend commits from deeper in your history, you can +use <<interactive-rebase,interactive rebase's `edit` instruction>>. -------------------------------------------------- -$ git tag bad mywork~5 -------------------------------------------------- - -(Either gitk or `git log` may be useful for finding the commit.) +[[reordering-patch-series]] +Reordering or selecting from a patch series +------------------------------------------- -Then check out that commit, edit it, and rebase the rest of the series -on top of it (note that we could check out the commit on a temporary -branch, but instead we're using a <<detached-head,detached head>>): +Sometimes you want to edit a commit deeper in your history. One +approach is to use `git format-patch` to create a series of patches +and then reset the state to before the patches: ------------------------------------------------- -$ git checkout bad -$ # make changes here and update the index -$ git commit --amend -$ git rebase --onto HEAD bad mywork +$ git format-patch origin +$ git reset --hard origin ------------------------------------------------- -When you're done, you'll be left with mywork checked out, with the top -patches on mywork reapplied on top of your modified commit. You can -then clean up with +Then modify, reorder, or eliminate patches as needed before applying +them again with linkgit:git-am[1]: ------------------------------------------------- -$ git tag -d bad +$ git am *.patch ------------------------------------------------- -Note that the immutable nature of git history means that you haven't really -"modified" existing commits; instead, you have replaced the old commits with -new commits having new object names. +[[interactive-rebase]] +Using interactive rebases +------------------------- -[[reordering-patch-series]] -Reordering or selecting from a patch series -------------------------------------------- +You can also edit a patch series with an interactive rebase. This is +the same as <<reordering-patch-series,reordering a patch series using +`format-patch`>>, so use whichever interface you like best. -Given one existing commit, the linkgit:git-cherry-pick[1] command -allows you to apply the change introduced by that commit and create a -new commit that records it. So, for example, if "mywork" points to a -series of patches on top of "origin", you might do something like: +Rebase your current HEAD on the last commit you want to retain as-is. +For example, if you want to reorder the last 5 commits, use: ------------------------------------------------- -$ git checkout -b mywork-new origin -$ gitk origin..mywork & +$ git rebase -i HEAD~5 ------------------------------------------------- -and browse through the list of patches in the mywork branch using gitk, -applying them (possibly in a different order) to mywork-new using -cherry-pick, and possibly modifying them as you go using `git commit --amend`. -The linkgit:git-gui[1] command may also help as it allows you to -individually select diff hunks for inclusion in the index (by -right-clicking on the diff hunk and choosing "Stage Hunk for Commit"). - -Another technique is to use `git format-patch` to create a series of -patches, then reset the state to before the patches: +This will open your editor with a list of steps to be taken to perform +your rebase. ------------------------------------------------- -$ git format-patch origin -$ git reset --hard origin -------------------------------------------------- +pick deadbee The oneline of this commit +pick fa1afe1 The oneline of the next commit +... -Then modify, reorder, or eliminate patches as preferred before applying -them again with linkgit:git-am[1]. +# Rebase c0ffeee..deadbee onto c0ffeee +# +# Commands: +# p, pick = use commit +# r, reword = use commit, but edit the commit message +# e, edit = use commit, but stop for amending +# s, squash = use commit, but meld into previous commit +# f, fixup = like "squash", but discard this commit's log message +# x, exec = run command (the rest of the line) using shell +# +# These lines can be re-ordered; they are executed from top to bottom. +# +# If you remove a line here THAT COMMIT WILL BE LOST. +# +# However, if you remove everything, the rebase will be aborted. +# +# Note that empty commits are commented out +------------------------------------------------- + +As explained in the comments, you can reorder commits, squash them +together, edit commit messages, etc. by editing the list. Once you +are satisfied, save the list and close your editor, and the rebase +will begin. + +The rebase will stop where `pick` has been replaced with `edit` or +when a step in the list fails to mechanically resolve conflicts and +needs your help. When you are done editing and/or resolving conflicts +you can continue with `git rebase --continue`. If you decide that +things are getting too hairy, you can always bail out with `git rebase +--abort`. Even after the rebase is complete, you can still recover +the original branch by using the <<reflogs,reflog>>. + +For a more detailed discussion of the procedure and additional tips, +see the "INTERACTIVE MODE" section of linkgit:git-rebase[1]. [[patch-series-tools]] Other tools @@ -3721,7 +3740,9 @@ module a NOTE: The changes are still visible in the submodule's reflog. -This is not the case if you did not commit your changes. +If you have uncommitted changes in your submodule working tree, `git +submodule update` will not overwrite them. Instead, you get the usual +warning about not being able switch from a dirty branch. [[low-level-operations]] Low-level git operations |