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Subject: Re: Howto request: going home in the middle of something? v2009
Date: Tue, 21 Apr 2009 08:47:37 -0500
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On Tue, Apr 21, 2009 at 08:39, Patrick Doyle <wpdster@gmail.com> wrote:
> But that leaves a bunch of "WIP" commits in my history.

Take a look at git-rebase command, particularly the interactive
option, -i; this allows you to rewrite the history by removing
commits, rearranging commits, and editing/amending commits.

Also, it seems like you're not branching enough.