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From: Sverre Rabbelier <srabbelier@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: RFC - "git editlog" feature for fixing up local commit messages
Date: Mon, 29 Mar 2010 07:41:13 -0600
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Heya,

On Mon, Mar 29, 2010 at 07:31, Eric Raymond <esr@thyrsus.com> wrote:
> Now, about step 3. =A0The official git command set only directly supp=
orts
> amending the tip commit. =A0There is a semi-documented procedure for
> amending previous commits using an interactive rebase, but trying to
> understand it makes my brain hurt. =A0Don't want to go there.

Go there anyway. These days it's as simple as changing "pick" to
"reword" on the appropriate commit. Really, give it a try.

$ git rebase -i origin/master

--=20
Cheers,

Sverre Rabbelier