git-adjust.rst

git adjust: Amend any commit, not just the last

USAGE

git adjust [-h] [-q] [-v] [-A] [-a] [-c COMMIT] [-m MESSAGE] [-n] [target]

Positional arguments

target: Target commit that gets amended

Optional arguments

-h, --help: show this help message and exit

-q, --quiet: Suppress all output

-v, --verbose: Report all messages in great detail

-A, --all-files: Use all files, even untracked ones

-a, --all-tracked: Use all staged and tracked files

-c COMMIT, --commit COMMIT: Commit that is used to amend the target. If empty, use the changes in the staging area.

-m MESSAGE, --message MESSAGE: If set, use this for the message of the amended commit

-n, --no-run: If set, commands will be printed but not executed

DESCRIPTION

Amend any commit in the current branch - either with another commit, or with the contents of the staging area.

DANGER

Rewrites history!

MOVIE

EXAMPLES

git adjust

Amends HEAD with the contents of the staging area.

Equivalent to git commit --amend --no-edit

git adjust HEAD~

Amends HEAD~ with the contents of the staging area and then cherry-picks HEAD back on top of it

git adjust HEAD~3

Amends HEAD~3 with the contents of the staging area, then cherry-picks HEAD~2, HEAD~ and HEAD back again on top of it

git adjust -m "Some message" HEAD~3

Amends HEAD~3 with the contents of the staging area and the commit message "Some message", then cherry-picks HEAD~2, HEAD~ and HEAD on top

git adjust HEAD~3 --commit=HEAD~

Amends HEAD~3 with HEAD~ and then cherry-picks HEAD~2 and HEAD on top of it