My new Git utility `what-changed-twice` needs a new name

Re:My new Git utility `what-changed-twice` needs a new name by ZeroGravitas on Monday September 22, 2025 @03:23AM (#45330113)

I think you might be aware given the specific words you use but for the benefit of others:

Git commit --fixup lets you attach new commits to previous hashes you specify and then can automatically (or semi-manually depending on settings) squash them in rebases.

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Re:My new Git utility `what-changed-twice` needs a new name by pimlottc on Monday September 22, 2025 @11:14PM (#45342431)

You can combine this with the `:/<text>` syntax [0] for matching the most recent commit with a given text in the commit message, e.g.

    $ commit frobinator/ -m "refactor the frobnicator"

    [ more work ]

    $ commit echaton/ -m "immanentize the eschaton"

    [ oops, missed a typo ]

    $ commit frobinator/ --fixup :/frobic

0: https://stackoverflow.com/a/52039150

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Re:My new Git utility `what-changed-twice` needs a new name by schrodinger on Tuesday September 23, 2025 @12:10AM (#45342763)

Thanks, I am —- but I always found it easier to just give the new commit a name I know how to squash rather than type in a SHA.

The other post about being able to do it on a substring match sounds way more ergonomic though, I’ll have to try that!

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