Sverre Rabbelier <srabbelier@xxxxxxxxx> writes: > 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? In what situation does it make sense to say "It came from _this_ commit"? I think there is a separate variable that allows any part of the script if we are being run as a backend of rebase or not, and that is the condition you are looking for. -- 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