Jeff King <peff@xxxxxxxx> writes: > long as there is only one negative tip given, that becomes the "--onto" > point). So "git newbase [--options] A..B" would - checks if B names an existing branch or just a commit - detaches HEAD at commit A - replays commits in DAG A..B on top of it; the exact way the history is replayed is affected by the options given (e.g. "-m" and "-p" may try to preserve history shapes) - if B was determined to be a branch name, "git branch -f" to it; otherwise leave the HEAD detached. which all sounds OK, but I do not see a huge improvement over the current "git rebase [--options] A B" (other than that you can type double dot instead of a single space).
