diff --git a/Documentation/git-reset.txt b/Documentation/git-reset.txt index add6220fce..25432d9257 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-reset.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-reset.txt @@ -292,44 +292,6 @@ $ git reset --keep start <3> <3> But you can use "reset --keep" to remove the unwanted commit after you switched to "branch2". -Split a commit into two:: -+ -Suppose that you have created a commit, but later decide that you want to break -apart the changes into two logical chunks and commit each separately. You want -to include part of the original commit into the first commit, while including -the remainder in a second commit. You can use git reset to rewind the history -without changing the index, and then use git add -p to interactively select -which hunks to put into the first commit. -+ ------------- -$ git reset HEAD^ <1> -$ git add -p <2> -$ git diff --cached <3> -$ git commit -c HEAD@{1} <4> -... -$ git add ... <5> -$ git diff --cached <6> -$ git commit ... <7> ------------- -+ -<1> First, reset the history back one commit so that we remove the original - commit, but leave the working tree with all the changes. -<2> Now, interactively select hunks to add to a new commit using git add -p. - This will ask for each hunk separately and you can use simple commands like - "yes, include", "no don't include" or even "edit". -<3> Once satisfied with the hunks, you should verify that it is what you - expected by using git diff --cached to show all changes in the index. -<4> Next, commit the changes stored in the index. "-c" specifies to load the - editor with a commit message from a previous commit so that you can re-use the - original commit message. HEAD@{1} is special notation to reference what - HEAD used to be prior to the reset command. See linkgit:git-reflog[1] for - more details. -<5> Now you've created the first commit, and can repeat steps 2-4 as often as - you like to break the work into any number of commits. Here we show a second - step which simply adds the remaining changes. -<6> Then check again that the changes are what you expected to add. -<7> And finally commit the remaining changes. - DISCUSSION ----------