Re: git rebase -i

[John Tapsell <johnflux@gmail.com>]

2009/2/19 Teemu Likonen <tlikonen@iki.fi>:
> On 2009-02-19 09:21 (UTC), John Tapsell wrote:
>
>>   I often do 'git rebase -i HEAD~10' to rebase. Since afaics it
>> doesn't matter if you go back 'too far' I just always use HEAD~10 even
>> if it's just for the last or so commit.
>>
>>   Would there be any objections to making  'git rebase -i' default to
>> HEAD~10  or maybe 16 or 20.  Having sensible defaults for commands
>> helps a bit with making it easier to use.
>
> I think it's better to use aliases for this kind of personal things:
>
>    git config --global alias.my-rebase "rebase -i HEAD~10"
>
> Now you can do:
>
>    git my-rebase
>

I'm trying to make git more obvious and easier to use, rather than
find any solution :-)