filter-branch documentation: some more touch-ups.

- The map function used to fail, but no longer does (since 3520e1e8687.)
- Fix the "edge-graft" example.
- Show the same using .git/info/grafts.

Signed-off-by: Johannes Sixt <johannes.sixt@telecom.at>
Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
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@ -58,8 +58,9 @@ and GIT_COMMITTER_DATE are set according to the current commit.
A 'map' function is available that takes an "original sha1 id" argument
and outputs a "rewritten sha1 id" if the commit has been already
rewritten, fails otherwise; the 'map' function can return several
ids on separate lines if your commit filter emitted multiple commits.
rewritten, and "original sha1 id" otherwise; the 'map' function can
return several ids on separate lines if your commit filter emitted
multiple commits.
OPTIONS
@ -166,12 +167,13 @@ git filter-branch --index-filter 'git update-index --remove filename' newbranch
Now, you will get the rewritten history saved in the branch 'newbranch'
(your current branch is left untouched).
To "etch-graft" a commit to the revision history (set a commit to be
the parent of the current initial commit and propagate that):
To set a commit (which typically is at the tip of another
history) to be the parent of the current initial commit, in
order to paste the other history behind the current history:
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git filter-branch --parent-filter sed\ 's/^$/-p <graft-id>/' newbranch
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git filter-branch --parent-filter 'sed "s/^\$/-p <graft-id>/"' newbranch
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(if the parent string is empty - therefore we are dealing with the
initial commit - add graftcommit as a parent). Note that this assumes
@ -183,6 +185,13 @@ git filter-branch --parent-filter \
'cat; test $GIT_COMMIT = <commit-id> && echo "-p <graft-id>"' newbranch
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or even simpler:
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echo "$commit-id $graft-id" >> .git/info/grafts
git filter-branch newbranch $graft-id..
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To remove commits authored by "Darl McBribe" from the history:
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