* how to add an empty initial commit
@ 2009-08-30 0:52 bill lam
2009-08-30 1:39 ` Sean Estabrooks
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From: bill lam @ 2009-08-30 0:52 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: git
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.
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* Re: how to add an empty initial commit
2009-08-30 0:52 how to add an empty initial commit bill lam
@ 2009-08-30 1:39 ` Sean Estabrooks
2009-08-31 0:06 ` bill lam
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From: Sean Estabrooks @ 2009-08-30 1:39 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: bill lam; +Cc: git
On Sun, 30 Aug 2009 08:52:24 +0800
bill lam <cbill.lam@gmail.com> 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
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* Re: how to add an empty initial commit
2009-08-30 1:39 ` Sean Estabrooks
@ 2009-08-31 0:06 ` bill lam
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From: bill lam @ 2009-08-31 0:06 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Sean Estabrooks; +Cc: git
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.
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