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Re:Rewrite Git history via drag-and-drop by SAI_Peregrinus on Tuesday December 03, 2024 @10:48AM (#42307421)
Looking at the docs I'm not sure what functionality that adds over git. It seems like just a GUI, no extra abstractions for the complicated operations. E.g. modifying older commits[1] still looks to require manually branching, resetting, making the modification, rebasing/cherry-picking from the previous branch, fixing any conflicts, and then deleting the previous branch. That's pretty shitty for a wrapper, it should just be "right click the commit, click modify, make edits, resolve any conflicts". The porcelain shouldn't expose the plumbing so much!

[1] https://docs.syntevo.com/SmartGit/Latest/HowTos/Modifying-th...

Re:Rewrite Git history via drag-and-drop by gear54rus on Tuesday December 03, 2024 @10:58AM (#42307564)
> "right click the commit, click modify, make edits, resolve any conflicts"

I don't know why the docs are this way, it's literally that. Maybe old version or something. This page is closer to the truth.

https://docs.syntevo.com/SmartGit/Latest/Manual/GUI/Branch/R...

You can download it and check it out, they have trial licenses.