Rewrite the description of the rebase --(no-)autosquash options to try to make it a bit clearer. Don't use "the '...'" to refer to part of a commit message, mention how --interactive can be used to review the todo list, and add a bit more detail on commit --squash/amend. Signed-off-by: Andy Koppe <andy.koppe@xxxxxxxxx> --- Documentation/git-rebase.txt | 34 ++++++++++++++++++++-------------- 1 file changed, 20 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-) diff --git a/Documentation/git-rebase.txt b/Documentation/git-rebase.txt index 10548e715c..1dd6555f66 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-rebase.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-rebase.txt @@ -589,21 +589,27 @@ See also INCOMPATIBLE OPTIONS below. --autosquash:: --no-autosquash:: - When the commit log message begins with "squash! ..." or "fixup! ..." - or "amend! ...", and there is already a commit in the todo list that - matches the same `...`, automatically modify the todo list of - `rebase`, so that the commit marked for squashing comes right after - the commit to be modified, and change the action of the moved commit - from `pick` to `squash` or `fixup` or `fixup -C` respectively. A commit - matches the `...` if the commit subject matches, or if the `...` refers - to the commit's hash. As a fall-back, partial matches of the commit - subject work, too. The recommended way to create fixup/amend/squash - commits is by using the `--fixup`, `--fixup=amend:` or `--fixup=reword:` - and `--squash` options respectively of linkgit:git-commit[1]. + Automatically squash commits with specially formatted messages into + previous commits being rebased. If a commit message starts with + "squash! ", "fixup! " or "amend! ", the remainder of the subject line + is taken as a commit specifier, which matches a previous commit if it + matches the subject line or the hash of that commit. If no commit + matches fully, matches of the specifier with the start of commit + subjects are considered. + -If the `--autosquash` option is enabled by default using the -configuration variable `rebase.autoSquash`, this option can be -used to override and disable this setting. +In the rebase todo list, the actions of squash, fixup and amend commits are +changed from `pick` to `squash`, `fixup` or `fixup -C`, respectively, and they +are moved right after the commit they modify. The `--interactive` option can +be used to review and edit the todo list before proceeding. ++ +The recommended way to create commits with squash markers is by using the +`--squash`, `--fixup`, `--fixup=amend:` or `--fixup=reword:` options of +linkgit:git-commit[1], which take the target commit as an argument and +automatically fill in the subject line of the new commit from that. ++ +Settting configuration variable `rebase.autoSquash` to true enables +auto-squashing by default for interactive rebase. The `--no-autosquash` +option can be used to override that setting. + See also INCOMPATIBLE OPTIONS below. -- 2.43.0-rc2
