From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Johannes Schindelin Subject: Re: [PATCH] Minor clarifications to git-filter-branch usage and doc Date: Fri, 17 Aug 2007 22:53:30 +0100 (BST) Message-ID: References: <20070817212359.GA14197@Hermes.local> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Cc: git@vger.kernel.org To: Brian Gernhardt X-From: git-owner@vger.kernel.org Fri Aug 17 23:54:04 2007 Return-path: Envelope-to: gcvg-git@gmane.org Received: from vger.kernel.org ([209.132.176.167]) by lo.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.50) id 1IM9lc-0006Vh-4h for gcvg-git@gmane.org; Fri, 17 Aug 2007 23:54:04 +0200 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1755802AbXHQVxo (ORCPT ); Fri, 17 Aug 2007 17:53:44 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S1756199AbXHQVxo (ORCPT ); Fri, 17 Aug 2007 17:53:44 -0400 Received: from mail.gmx.net ([213.165.64.20]:53242 "HELO mail.gmx.net" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with SMTP id S1755607AbXHQVxn (ORCPT ); Fri, 17 Aug 2007 17:53:43 -0400 Received: (qmail invoked by alias); 17 Aug 2007 21:53:42 -0000 Received: from wbgn128.biozentrum.uni-wuerzburg.de (EHLO [192.168.0.57]) [132.187.25.128] by mail.gmx.net (mp031) with SMTP; 17 Aug 2007 23:53:42 +0200 X-Authenticated: #1490710 X-Provags-ID: V01U2FsdGVkX1+qiy5dfaqqU6Vt17F7c+FwM9uPZsz3wIFgHyX/m2 Dh3KDc5biIpckw X-X-Sender: gene099@racer.site In-Reply-To: <20070817212359.GA14197@Hermes.local> X-Y-GMX-Trusted: 0 Sender: git-owner@vger.kernel.org Precedence: bulk X-Mailing-List: git@vger.kernel.org Archived-At: Hi, On Fri, 17 Aug 2007, Brian Gernhardt wrote: > -USAGE="git-filter-branch [-d TEMPDIR] [FILTERS] DESTBRANCH [REV-RANGE]" > +USAGE="git-filter-branch [-d TEMPDIR] [FILTERS] [BRANCHES]" It is not just [BRANCHES]. Something like "HEAD~2..HEAD" is perfectly valid, and it will rewrite only the commits in that range, leaving HEAD~2 and ancestors alone. Ciao, Dscho