On Thu, Jul 29, 2021 at 10:13:59AM -0700, Junio C Hamano wrote: > 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). Yeah, I don't see it as a huge benefit either. Potentially it opens the door for stuff like: git rebase ^A B C D but I am not sure if that is helpful or horrifying. ;) (To be clear, I am not necessarily advocating any of this, but just thinking aloud of possibilities. And I'm definitely not planning to work on it myself.) -Peff
