Heya, On Sun, Nov 6, 2011 at 05:14, Junio C Hamano <gitster@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > I am puzzled, but that cannot be true. The existing message uses $msgnum > and $FIRSTLINE but does not use $commit because it does not necessarily > exist. > > What a value would the variable contain when I am applying your original > patch message using "git am -s" (or "git am -s3")? Aaah, I understand the concern you raise now. In that case a spurious [] would be printed, which I agree is less than desirable. Would checking 'if test -n $commit' be sufficient? -- Cheers, Sverre Rabbelier -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe git" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html