Subject: Re: git interactive rebase 'consume' command

From: Stephen Kelly <[email-masked]>
Date: Sun, 20 Jan 2013 20:13:12 +0100

Junio C Hamano wrote:
> Sorry, but I do not understand what you are trying to solve.
> 
> How can 1313a5e, which fixes misakes made in c2f62a3, come before
> that commit in the first place?

One scenario is something like this:

 Start with a clean HEAD (always a good idea :) )
 hack hack hack
 make multiple commits
 realize that a hunk you committed in an early patch belongs in a later one.
 use git rebase -i to fix it.

Is that more clear?

Thanks,

Steve.