Junio C Hamano 7d0c68871a git-merge --squash ... Some people tend to do many little commits on a topic branch, recording all the trials and errors, and when the topic is reasonably cooked well, would want to record the net effect of the series as one commit on top of the mainline, removing the cruft from the history. The topic is then abandoned or forked off again from that point at the mainline. The barebone porcelainish that comes with core git tools does not officially support such operation, but you can fake it by using "git pull --no-merge" when such a topic branch is not a strict superset of the mainline, like this: git checkout mainline git pull --no-commit . that-topic-branch : fix conflicts if any rm -f .git/MERGE_HEAD git commit -a -m 'consolidated commit log message' git branch -f that-topic-branch ;# now fully merged This however does not work when the topic branch is a fast forward of the mainline, because normal "git pull" will never create a merge commit in such a case, and there is nothing special --no-commit could do to begin with. This patch introduces a new option, --squash, to support such a workflow officially in both fast-forward case and true merge case. The user-level operation would be the same in both cases: git checkout mainline git pull --squash . that-topic-branch : fix conflicts if any -- naturally, there would be : no conflict if fast forward. git commit -a -m 'consolidated commit log message' git branch -f that-topic-branch ;# now fully merged When the current branch is already up-to-date with respect to the other branch, there truly is nothing to do, so the new option does not have any effect. This was brought up in #git IRC channel recently. Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <junkio@cox.net>		2006-06-24 01:11:19 -07:00
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howto	Add howto about separating topics.	2006-02-12 05:02:42 -08:00
technical	Documentation: Spelling fixes	2006-06-03 23:54:55 -07:00
.gitignore	Don't include ../README in git.txt - make a local copy	2006-01-24 23:16:31 -08:00
asciidoc.conf	Tweak asciidoc output to work with broken docbook-xsl	2006-03-05 22:38:12 -08:00
build-docdep.perl
callouts.xsl	Properly render asciidoc "callouts" in git man pages.	2006-04-28 14:31:51 -07:00
config.txt	Documentation: git aliases	2006-06-07 17:25:21 -07:00
core-tutorial.txt	Documentation: Spelling fixes	2006-06-03 23:54:55 -07:00
cvs-migration.txt	Some doc typo fixes	2006-06-07 11:49:35 -07:00
diff-format.txt	Documentation: diff -c/--cc	2006-01-28 02:26:30 -08:00
diff-options.txt	Add "--summary" option to git diff.	2006-05-14 16:28:45 -07:00
diffcore.txt
everyday.txt	Some doc typo fixes	2006-06-07 11:49:35 -07:00
fetch-options.txt	git-fetch --upload-pack: disambiguate.	2006-01-26 18:11:06 -08:00
git-add.txt	Document that "git add" only adds non-ignored files.	2006-05-20 18:22:11 -07:00
git-am.txt	war on whitespaces: documentation.	2006-03-02 00:52:59 -08:00
git-annotate.txt	Add git-annotate(1) and git-blame(1)	2006-04-18 12:06:55 -07:00
git-apply.txt	Misc doc improvements	2006-06-07 12:37:46 -07:00
git-applymbox.txt
git-applypatch.txt	Remove trailing dot after short description	2006-03-09 11:44:11 -08:00
git-archimport.txt	git/Documentation: fix SYNOPSIS style bugs	2006-03-05 17:02:02 -08:00
git-bisect.txt	Documentation: talk about pathspec in bisect.	2005-12-05 00:15:24 -08:00
git-blame.txt	blame: Add --time to produce raw timestamps	2006-06-16 22:45:11 -07:00
git-branch.txt	Merge branch 'master' into sp/reflog	2006-05-24 16:49:24 -07:00
git-cat-file.txt	cat-file: document -p option	2006-05-24 22:29:23 -07:00
git-check-ref-format.txt	Some doc typo fixes	2006-06-07 11:49:35 -07:00
git-checkout-index.txt	Fix up docs where "--" isn't displayed correctly.	2006-05-05 14:21:52 -07:00
git-checkout.txt	Merge branch 'master' into sp/reflog	2006-05-24 16:49:24 -07:00
git-cherry-pick.txt	Remove trailing dot after short description	2006-03-09 11:44:11 -08:00
git-cherry.txt	Clarify git-cherry documentation.	2006-05-05 14:23:08 -07:00
git-clean.txt	Teach git-clean optional <paths>... parameters.	2006-05-08 16:40:45 -07:00
git-clone.txt	Retire git-clone-pack	2006-06-21 02:34:14 -07:00
git-commit-tree.txt	trivial: clarify, what are the config's user.name and user.email about	2006-01-05 17:23:21 -08:00
git-commit.txt	Documentation: Spelling fixes	2006-06-03 23:54:55 -07:00
git-convert-objects.txt
git-count-objects.txt	builtin-count-objects: make it official.	2006-05-01 23:06:06 -07:00
git-cvsexportcommit.txt	git-cvsexportcommit: Add -f(orce) and -m(essage prefix) flags, small cleanups.	2006-04-26 12:26:16 +12:00
git-cvsimport.txt	Fix multi-paragraph list items in OPTIONS section	2006-03-20 14:37:33 -08:00
git-cvsserver.txt	git-cvsserver asciidoc formatting tweaks	2006-06-07 16:32:50 -07:00
git-daemon.txt	Documentation: Spelling fixes	2006-06-03 23:54:55 -07:00
git-describe.txt	Some doc typo fixes	2006-06-07 11:49:35 -07:00
git-diff-files.txt	Documentation: diff -c/--cc	2006-01-28 02:26:30 -08:00
git-diff-index.txt	Documentation: Spelling fixes	2006-06-03 23:54:55 -07:00
git-diff-stages.txt	Remove trailing dot after short description	2006-03-09 11:44:11 -08:00
git-diff-tree.txt	Documentation: Spelling fixes	2006-06-03 23:54:55 -07:00
git-diff.txt	Documentation: Spelling fixes	2006-06-03 23:54:55 -07:00
git-fetch-pack.txt	Remove trailing dot after short description	2006-03-09 11:44:11 -08:00
git-fetch.txt	Remove trailing dot after short description	2006-03-09 11:44:11 -08:00
git-fmt-merge-msg.txt
git-format-patch.txt	git-format-patch: add --output-directory long option again	2006-06-06 14:16:43 -07:00
git-fsck-objects.txt	Documentation: Spelling fixes	2006-06-03 23:54:55 -07:00
git-get-tar-commit-id.txt	Remove trailing dot after short description	2006-03-09 11:44:11 -08:00
git-grep.txt	Documentation: Spelling fixes	2006-06-03 23:54:55 -07:00
git-hash-object.txt	Remove trailing dot after short description	2006-03-09 11:44:11 -08:00
git-http-fetch.txt	Wrap synopsis lines and use [verse] to keep formatting	2006-01-05 18:44:28 -08:00
git-http-push.txt	Remove trailing dot after short description	2006-03-09 11:44:11 -08:00
git-imap-send.txt	Several trivial documentation touch ups.	2006-05-05 14:21:18 -07:00
git-index-pack.txt
git-init-db.txt	Fix up remaining man pages that use asciidoc "callouts".	2006-04-28 14:31:36 -07:00
git-local-fetch.txt
git-log.txt	Fix up docs where "--" isn't displayed correctly.	2006-05-05 14:21:52 -07:00
git-lost-found.txt	Remove trailing dot after short description	2006-03-09 11:44:11 -08:00
git-ls-files.txt	Documentation: add another example to git-ls-files	2006-06-07 20:19:00 -07:00
git-ls-remote.txt	Remove trailing dot after short description	2006-03-09 11:44:11 -08:00
git-ls-tree.txt	Documentation: git-ls-tree (typofix)	2006-06-07 16:29:36 -07:00
git-mailinfo.txt	Remove trailing dot after short description	2006-03-09 11:44:11 -08:00
git-mailsplit.txt	Remove trailing dot after short description	2006-03-09 11:44:11 -08:00
git-merge-base.txt	Update the documentation for git-merge-base	2006-05-15 23:19:46 -07:00
git-merge-index.txt	Documentation: Spelling fixes	2006-06-03 23:54:55 -07:00
git-merge-one-file.txt
git-merge-tree.txt	Documentation: add a couple of missing docs.	2006-04-13 00:21:06 -07:00
git-merge.txt	Examples of resetting.	2005-12-16 18:23:33 -08:00
git-mktag.txt
git-mktree.txt	Documentation: add a couple of missing docs.	2006-04-13 00:21:06 -07:00
git-mv.txt	Remove trailing dot after short description	2006-03-09 11:44:11 -08:00
git-name-rev.txt	Some doc typo fixes	2006-06-07 11:49:35 -07:00
git-p4import.txt	Add a "--notags" option for git-p4import.	2006-06-16 22:33:46 -07:00
git-pack-objects.txt	Remove trailing dot after short description	2006-03-09 11:44:11 -08:00
git-pack-redundant.txt	Remove trailing dot after short description	2006-03-09 11:44:11 -08:00
git-parse-remote.txt
git-patch-id.txt	Documentation: Spelling fixes	2006-06-03 23:54:55 -07:00
git-peek-remote.txt	Remove trailing dot after short description	2006-03-09 11:44:11 -08:00
git-prune-packed.txt	cosmetics: change from 'See-Also' to 'See Also'	2006-03-05 00:57:37 -08:00
git-prune.txt	Fix up docs where "--" isn't displayed correctly.	2006-05-05 14:21:52 -07:00
git-pull.txt	Remove trailing dot after short description	2006-03-09 11:44:11 -08:00
git-push.txt	Remove trailing dot after short description	2006-03-09 11:44:11 -08:00
git-quiltimport.txt	Implement a --dry-run option to git-quiltimport	2006-05-18 22:55:57 -07:00
git-read-tree.txt	Merge branch 'jc/rw-prefix'	2006-06-17 17:56:52 -07:00
git-rebase.txt	rebase: Allow merge strategies to be used when rebasing	2006-06-21 03:56:29 -07:00
git-receive-pack.txt	Retire git-clone-pack	2006-06-21 02:34:14 -07:00
git-relink.txt	Remove trailing dot after short description	2006-03-09 11:44:11 -08:00
git-repack.txt	Several trivial documentation touch ups.	2006-05-05 14:21:18 -07:00
git-repo-config.txt	Support for extracting configuration from different files	2006-06-18 21:19:07 -07:00
git-request-pull.txt	Remove trailing dot after short description	2006-03-09 11:44:11 -08:00
git-rerere.txt	git-rerere: reuse recorded resolve.	2006-02-06 21:53:11 -08:00
git-reset.txt	Documentation: Spelling fixes	2006-06-03 23:54:55 -07:00
git-resolve.txt
git-rev-list.txt	Documentation: {caret} fixes (git-rev-list.txt)	2006-05-08 13:46:53 -07:00
git-rev-parse.txt	Merge branch 'sp/reflog'	2006-06-03 23:59:03 -07:00
git-revert.txt	Remove trailing dot after short description	2006-03-09 11:44:11 -08:00
git-rm.txt	Fix up docs where "--" isn't displayed correctly.	2006-05-05 14:21:52 -07:00
git-send-email.txt	Check and document the options to prevent mistakes.	2006-06-22 00:20:20 -07:00
git-send-pack.txt	Documentation: Spelling fixes	2006-06-03 23:54:55 -07:00
git-sh-setup.txt	Documentation: Spelling fixes	2006-06-03 23:54:55 -07:00
git-shell.txt	git/Documentation: fix SYNOPSIS style bugs	2006-03-05 17:02:02 -08:00
git-shortlog.txt	Misc doc improvements	2006-06-07 12:37:46 -07:00
git-show-branch.txt	Fix minor typo.	2006-03-17 20:42:36 -08:00
git-show-index.txt
git-show.txt	Remove trailing dot after short description	2006-03-09 11:44:11 -08:00
git-ssh-fetch.txt
git-ssh-upload.txt
git-status.txt	Remove trailing dot after short description	2006-03-09 11:44:11 -08:00
git-stripspace.txt	Remove trailing dot after short description	2006-03-09 11:44:11 -08:00
git-svnimport.txt	Fix multi-paragraph list items in OPTIONS section	2006-03-20 14:37:33 -08:00
git-symbolic-ref.txt
git-tag.txt	Fix some inconsistencies in the docs	2006-03-09 11:43:58 -08:00
git-tar-tree.txt	git-tar-tree: documentation update	2006-06-18 04:18:25 -07:00
git-tools.txt	Documentation: Spelling fixes	2006-06-03 23:54:55 -07:00
git-unpack-file.txt
git-unpack-objects.txt	Update git-unpack-objects documentation.	2006-05-05 14:22:32 -07:00
git-update-index.txt	Documentation: Spelling fixes	2006-06-03 23:54:55 -07:00
git-update-ref.txt	Change order of -m option to update-ref.	2006-05-19 15:03:10 -07:00
git-update-server-info.txt	Documentation: HTTP needs update-server-info.	2005-12-17 11:39:39 -08:00
git-upload-pack.txt	Retire git-clone-pack	2006-06-21 02:34:14 -07:00
git-upload-tar.txt	Documentation: add missing docs make check-docs found.	2006-06-07 11:49:35 -07:00
git-var.txt	Deprecate usage of git-var -l for getting config vars list	2006-04-24 22:29:36 -07:00
git-verify-pack.txt	Fix up docs where "--" isn't displayed correctly.	2006-05-05 14:21:52 -07:00
git-verify-tag.txt	Remove trailing dot after short description	2006-03-09 11:44:11 -08:00
git-whatchanged.txt	Fix up docs where "--" isn't displayed correctly.	2006-05-05 14:21:52 -07:00
git-write-tree.txt	write-tree: --prefix=<path>	2006-05-01 22:29:16 -07:00
git.txt	Retire git-clone-pack	2006-06-21 02:34:14 -07:00
gitk.txt	Fix up docs where "--" isn't displayed correctly.	2006-05-05 14:21:52 -07:00
glossary.txt	Misc doc improvements	2006-06-07 12:37:46 -07:00
hooks.txt	Some doc typo fixes	2006-06-07 11:49:35 -07:00
howto-index.sh
install-webdoc.sh	Documentation/Makefile: create tarballs for the man pages and html files	2006-05-18 20:15:45 -07:00
Makefile	Documentation/Makefile: remove extra /	2006-05-25 22:48:45 -07:00
merge-options.txt	git-merge --squash	2006-06-24 01:11:19 -07:00
merge-strategies.txt	Documentation: recursive is the default strategy these days.	2005-12-08 14:04:33 -08:00
pull-fetch-param.txt	Docs: move git url and remotes text to separate sections	2006-02-06 21:14:56 -08:00
repository-layout.txt	Added logs/ directory to repository layout.	2006-05-19 15:02:38 -07:00
sort_glossary.pl	Added definitions for a few words:	2006-05-03 22:31:50 -07:00
SubmittingPatches	SubmittingPatches: The download location of External Editor has moved	2006-05-18 20:14:28 -07:00
tutorial-2.txt	Fix typo in tutorial-2.txt	2006-06-05 13:05:49 -07:00
tutorial.txt	Some doc typo fixes	2006-06-07 11:49:35 -07:00
urls.txt	Docs: move git url and remotes text to separate sections	2006-02-06 21:14:56 -08:00