I suspect your message was linewrapped by your MUA and ... Gregory Jefferis <jefferis@xxxxxxxxx> writes: > ... > # set up the grafts > cat > .git/info/grafts <<EOF > # connect r2 of git-svn to v1.86 of nm-ucl > # r1 (which was an identical initial import) will now be detached (and > forgotten) > 52b1933421ef524811407fa4c240da58ceec5749 > eca3db14fcf25744fdf585456f03599a9db2af96 > # > # Make fake merge with Neuromatic v1.91b > # svn-manualmerge1 svn-manualmerge1~1 public-v1.91b > 120282ee5275027312dde386c8995218f361cf35 > 0962cb27f7ad92f44def04630e8e6a22b86e0699 > 6735057f53dd57248c7ec23f6ae9f22085d98fba > EOF > > # running git-status seems to stop git thinking that the working dir is > dirty > git-status > ... ... your grafts file look as if you are marking five commits as root commits, which is not what you wanted ;-). The reason I mention this is because I think with a bit more polishing and some background description your message is a good material to add to Documentation/howto/. - 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