ref: refs/heads/master
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+[[detached-head]]
Examining an old version without creating a new branch
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(Either gitk or git-log may be useful for finding the commit.)
-Then check out a new branch at that commit, edit it, and rebase the rest of
-the series on top of it:
+Then check out that commit, edit it, and rebase the rest of the series
+on top of it (note that we could check out the commit on a temporary
+branch, but instead we're using a <<detached-head,detached head>>):
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-$ git checkout -b TMP bad
+$ git checkout bad
$ # make changes here and update the index
$ git commit --amend
-$ git rebase --onto TMP bad mywork
+$ git rebase --onto HEAD bad mywork
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-When you're done, you'll be left with mywork checked out, with the top patches
-on mywork reapplied on top of the modified commit you created in TMP. You can
+When you're done, you'll be left with mywork checked out, with the top
+patches on mywork reapplied on top of your modified commit. You can
then clean up with
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-$ git branch -d TMP
$ git tag -d bad
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