Merge branch 'es/git-debugger-doc'
[gitweb.git] / sequencer.c
index 71636a3eb4321d481e4091b4bf4c1991c3df444c..ab74b6baf1185936fba414f7fb1303ba82d76284 100644 (file)
@@ -55,8 +55,7 @@ static GIT_PATH_FUNC(rebase_path, "rebase-merge")
  * file and written to the tail of 'done'.
  */
 GIT_PATH_FUNC(rebase_path_todo, "rebase-merge/git-rebase-todo")
-static GIT_PATH_FUNC(rebase_path_todo_backup,
-                    "rebase-merge/git-rebase-todo.backup")
+GIT_PATH_FUNC(rebase_path_todo_backup, "rebase-merge/git-rebase-todo.backup")
 
 /*
  * The rebase command lines that have already been processed. A line
@@ -182,7 +181,7 @@ static int git_sequencer_config(const char *k, const char *v, void *cb)
                        opts->default_msg_cleanup = COMMIT_MSG_CLEANUP_ALL;
                        opts->explicit_cleanup = 1;
                } else if (!strcmp(s, "scissors")) {
-                       opts->default_msg_cleanup = COMMIT_MSG_CLEANUP_SPACE;
+                       opts->default_msg_cleanup = COMMIT_MSG_CLEANUP_SCISSORS;
                        opts->explicit_cleanup = 1;
                } else {
                        warning(_("invalid commit message cleanup mode '%s'"),
@@ -389,8 +388,8 @@ static void print_advice(struct repository *r, int show_hint,
        }
 }
 
-int write_message(const void *buf, size_t len, const char *filename,
-                 int append_eol)
+static int write_message(const void *buf, size_t len, const char *filename,
+                        int append_eol)
 {
        struct lock_file msg_file = LOCK_INIT;
 
@@ -535,11 +534,35 @@ enum commit_msg_cleanup_mode get_cleanup_mode(const char *cleanup_arg,
                die(_("Invalid cleanup mode %s"), cleanup_arg);
 }
 
+/*
+ * NB using int rather than enum cleanup_mode to stop clang's
+ * -Wtautological-constant-out-of-range-compare complaining that the comparison
+ * is always true.
+ */
+static const char *describe_cleanup_mode(int cleanup_mode)
+{
+       static const char *modes[] = { "whitespace",
+                                      "verbatim",
+                                      "scissors",
+                                      "strip" };
+
+       if (cleanup_mode < ARRAY_SIZE(modes))
+               return modes[cleanup_mode];
+
+       BUG("invalid cleanup_mode provided (%d)", cleanup_mode);
+}
+
 void append_conflicts_hint(struct index_state *istate,
-                          struct strbuf *msgbuf)
+       struct strbuf *msgbuf, enum commit_msg_cleanup_mode cleanup_mode)
 {
        int i;
 
+       if (cleanup_mode == COMMIT_MSG_CLEANUP_SCISSORS) {
+               strbuf_addch(msgbuf, '\n');
+               wt_status_append_cut_line(msgbuf);
+               strbuf_addch(msgbuf, comment_line_char);
+       }
+
        strbuf_addch(msgbuf, '\n');
        strbuf_commented_addf(msgbuf, "Conflicts:\n");
        for (i = 0; i < istate->cache_nr;) {
@@ -607,7 +630,8 @@ static int do_recursive_merge(struct repository *r,
                        _(action_name(opts)));
 
        if (!clean)
-               append_conflicts_hint(r->index, msgbuf);
+               append_conflicts_hint(r->index, msgbuf,
+                                     opts->default_msg_cleanup);
 
        return !clean;
 }
@@ -743,7 +767,7 @@ static int parse_key_value_squoted(char *buf, struct string_list *list)
  *     GIT_AUTHOR_DATE='$author_date'
  *
  * where $author_name, $author_email and $author_date are quoted. We are strict
- * with our parsing, as the file was meant to be eval'd in the old
+ * with our parsing, as the file was meant to be eval'd in the now-removed
  * git-am.sh/git-rebase--interactive.sh scripts, and thus if the file differs
  * from what this function expects, it is better to bail out than to do
  * something that the user does not expect.
@@ -926,7 +950,6 @@ static int run_git_commit(struct repository *r,
                          unsigned int flags)
 {
        struct child_process cmd = CHILD_PROCESS_INIT;
-       const char *value;
 
        if ((flags & CREATE_ROOT_COMMIT) && !(flags & AMEND_MSG)) {
                struct strbuf msg = STRBUF_INIT, script = STRBUF_INIT;
@@ -996,7 +1019,7 @@ static int run_git_commit(struct repository *r,
                argv_array_push(&cmd.args, "-e");
        else if (!(flags & CLEANUP_MSG) &&
                 !opts->signoff && !opts->record_origin &&
-                git_config_get_value("commit.cleanup", &value))
+                !opts->explicit_cleanup)
                argv_array_push(&cmd.args, "--cleanup=verbatim");
 
        if ((flags & ALLOW_EMPTY))
@@ -1552,32 +1575,6 @@ static int allow_empty(struct repository *r,
                return 1;
 }
 
-/*
- * Note that ordering matters in this enum. Not only must it match the mapping
- * below, it is also divided into several sections that matter.  When adding
- * new commands, make sure you add it in the right section.
- */
-enum todo_command {
-       /* commands that handle commits */
-       TODO_PICK = 0,
-       TODO_REVERT,
-       TODO_EDIT,
-       TODO_REWORD,
-       TODO_FIXUP,
-       TODO_SQUASH,
-       /* commands that do something else than handling a single commit */
-       TODO_EXEC,
-       TODO_BREAK,
-       TODO_LABEL,
-       TODO_RESET,
-       TODO_MERGE,
-       /* commands that do nothing but are counted for reporting progress */
-       TODO_NOOP,
-       TODO_DROP,
-       /* comments (not counted for reporting progress) */
-       TODO_COMMENT
-};
-
 static struct {
        char c;
        const char *str;
@@ -2060,26 +2057,7 @@ enum todo_item_flags {
        TODO_EDIT_MERGE_MSG = 1
 };
 
-struct todo_item {
-       enum todo_command command;
-       struct commit *commit;
-       unsigned int flags;
-       const char *arg;
-       int arg_len;
-       size_t offset_in_buf;
-};
-
-struct todo_list {
-       struct strbuf buf;
-       struct todo_item *items;
-       int nr, alloc, current;
-       int done_nr, total_nr;
-       struct stat_data stat;
-};
-
-#define TODO_LIST_INIT { STRBUF_INIT }
-
-static void todo_list_release(struct todo_list *todo_list)
+void todo_list_release(struct todo_list *todo_list)
 {
        strbuf_release(&todo_list->buf);
        FREE_AND_NULL(todo_list->items);
@@ -2092,8 +2070,14 @@ static struct todo_item *append_new_todo(struct todo_list *todo_list)
        return todo_list->items + todo_list->nr++;
 }
 
+const char *todo_item_get_arg(struct todo_list *todo_list,
+                             struct todo_item *item)
+{
+       return todo_list->buf.buf + item->arg_offset;
+}
+
 static int parse_insn_line(struct repository *r, struct todo_item *item,
-                          const char *bol, char *eol)
+                          const char *buf, const char *bol, char *eol)
 {
        struct object_id commit_oid;
        char *end_of_object_name;
@@ -2107,7 +2091,7 @@ static int parse_insn_line(struct repository *r, struct todo_item *item,
        if (bol == eol || *bol == '\r' || *bol == comment_line_char) {
                item->command = TODO_COMMENT;
                item->commit = NULL;
-               item->arg = bol;
+               item->arg_offset = bol - buf;
                item->arg_len = eol - bol;
                return 0;
        }
@@ -2134,7 +2118,7 @@ static int parse_insn_line(struct repository *r, struct todo_item *item,
                        return error(_("%s does not accept arguments: '%s'"),
                                     command_to_string(item->command), bol);
                item->commit = NULL;
-               item->arg = bol;
+               item->arg_offset = bol - buf;
                item->arg_len = eol - bol;
                return 0;
        }
@@ -2146,7 +2130,7 @@ static int parse_insn_line(struct repository *r, struct todo_item *item,
        if (item->command == TODO_EXEC || item->command == TODO_LABEL ||
            item->command == TODO_RESET) {
                item->commit = NULL;
-               item->arg = bol;
+               item->arg_offset = bol - buf;
                item->arg_len = (int)(eol - bol);
                return 0;
        }
@@ -2160,7 +2144,7 @@ static int parse_insn_line(struct repository *r, struct todo_item *item,
                } else {
                        item->flags |= TODO_EDIT_MERGE_MSG;
                        item->commit = NULL;
-                       item->arg = bol;
+                       item->arg_offset = bol - buf;
                        item->arg_len = (int)(eol - bol);
                        return 0;
                }
@@ -2172,8 +2156,9 @@ static int parse_insn_line(struct repository *r, struct todo_item *item,
        status = get_oid(bol, &commit_oid);
        *end_of_object_name = saved;
 
-       item->arg = end_of_object_name + strspn(end_of_object_name, " \t");
-       item->arg_len = (int)(eol - item->arg);
+       bol = end_of_object_name + strspn(end_of_object_name, " \t");
+       item->arg_offset = bol - buf;
+       item->arg_len = (int)(eol - bol);
 
        if (status < 0)
                return error(_("could not parse '%.*s'"),
@@ -2183,13 +2168,50 @@ static int parse_insn_line(struct repository *r, struct todo_item *item,
        return !item->commit;
 }
 
-static int parse_insn_buffer(struct repository *r, char *buf,
-                            struct todo_list *todo_list)
+int sequencer_get_last_command(struct repository *r, enum replay_action *action)
+{
+       struct todo_item item;
+       char *eol;
+       const char *todo_file;
+       struct strbuf buf = STRBUF_INIT;
+       int ret = -1;
+
+       todo_file = git_path_todo_file();
+       if (strbuf_read_file(&buf, todo_file, 0) < 0) {
+               if (errno == ENOENT)
+                       return -1;
+               else
+                       return error_errno("unable to open '%s'", todo_file);
+       }
+       eol = strchrnul(buf.buf, '\n');
+       if (buf.buf != eol && eol[-1] == '\r')
+               eol--; /* strip Carriage Return */
+       if (parse_insn_line(r, &item, buf.buf, buf.buf, eol))
+               goto fail;
+       if (item.command == TODO_PICK)
+               *action = REPLAY_PICK;
+       else if (item.command == TODO_REVERT)
+               *action = REPLAY_REVERT;
+       else
+               goto fail;
+
+       ret = 0;
+
+ fail:
+       strbuf_release(&buf);
+
+       return ret;
+}
+
+int todo_list_parse_insn_buffer(struct repository *r, char *buf,
+                               struct todo_list *todo_list)
 {
        struct todo_item *item;
        char *p = buf, *next_p;
        int i, res = 0, fixup_okay = file_exists(rebase_path_done());
 
+       todo_list->current = todo_list->nr = 0;
+
        for (i = 1; *p; i++, p = next_p) {
                char *eol = strchrnul(p, '\n');
 
@@ -2200,10 +2222,13 @@ static int parse_insn_buffer(struct repository *r, char *buf,
 
                item = append_new_todo(todo_list);
                item->offset_in_buf = p - todo_list->buf.buf;
-               if (parse_insn_line(r, item, p, eol)) {
+               if (parse_insn_line(r, item, buf, p, eol)) {
                        res = error(_("invalid line %d: %.*s"),
                                i, (int)(eol - p), p);
-                       item->command = TODO_NOOP;
+                       item->command = TODO_COMMENT + 1;
+                       item->arg_offset = p - buf;
+                       item->arg_len = (int)(eol - p);
+                       item->commit = NULL;
                }
 
                if (fixup_okay)
@@ -2261,6 +2286,57 @@ static ssize_t strbuf_read_file_or_whine(struct strbuf *sb, const char *path)
        return len;
 }
 
+static int have_finished_the_last_pick(void)
+{
+       struct strbuf buf = STRBUF_INIT;
+       const char *eol;
+       const char *todo_path = git_path_todo_file();
+       int ret = 0;
+
+       if (strbuf_read_file(&buf, todo_path, 0) < 0) {
+               if (errno == ENOENT) {
+                       return 0;
+               } else {
+                       error_errno("unable to open '%s'", todo_path);
+                       return 0;
+               }
+       }
+       /* If there is only one line then we are done */
+       eol = strchr(buf.buf, '\n');
+       if (!eol || !eol[1])
+               ret = 1;
+
+       strbuf_release(&buf);
+
+       return ret;
+}
+
+void sequencer_post_commit_cleanup(struct repository *r)
+{
+       struct replay_opts opts = REPLAY_OPTS_INIT;
+       int need_cleanup = 0;
+
+       if (file_exists(git_path_cherry_pick_head(r))) {
+               unlink(git_path_cherry_pick_head(r));
+               opts.action = REPLAY_PICK;
+               need_cleanup = 1;
+       }
+
+       if (file_exists(git_path_revert_head(r))) {
+               unlink(git_path_revert_head(r));
+               opts.action = REPLAY_REVERT;
+               need_cleanup = 1;
+       }
+
+       if (!need_cleanup)
+               return;
+
+       if (!have_finished_the_last_pick())
+               return;
+
+       sequencer_remove_state(&opts);
+}
+
 static int read_populate_todo(struct repository *r,
                              struct todo_list *todo_list,
                              struct replay_opts *opts)
@@ -2278,7 +2354,7 @@ static int read_populate_todo(struct repository *r,
                return error(_("could not stat '%s'"), todo_file);
        fill_stat_data(&todo_list->stat, &st);
 
-       res = parse_insn_buffer(r, todo_list->buf.buf, todo_list);
+       res = todo_list_parse_insn_buffer(r, todo_list->buf.buf, todo_list);
        if (res) {
                if (is_rebase_i(opts))
                        return error(_("please fix this using "
@@ -2309,7 +2385,7 @@ static int read_populate_todo(struct repository *r,
                FILE *f = fopen_or_warn(rebase_path_msgtotal(), "w");
 
                if (strbuf_read_file(&done.buf, rebase_path_done(), 0) > 0 &&
-                   !parse_insn_buffer(r, done.buf.buf, &done))
+                   !todo_list_parse_insn_buffer(r, done.buf.buf, &done))
                        todo_list->done_nr = count_commands(&done);
                else
                        todo_list->done_nr = 0;
@@ -2348,6 +2424,15 @@ static int populate_opts_cb(const char *key, const char *value, void *data)
                opts->no_commit = git_config_bool_or_int(key, value, &error_flag);
        else if (!strcmp(key, "options.edit"))
                opts->edit = git_config_bool_or_int(key, value, &error_flag);
+       else if (!strcmp(key, "options.allow-empty"))
+               opts->allow_empty =
+                       git_config_bool_or_int(key, value, &error_flag);
+       else if (!strcmp(key, "options.allow-empty-message"))
+               opts->allow_empty_message =
+                       git_config_bool_or_int(key, value, &error_flag);
+       else if (!strcmp(key, "options.keep-redundant-commits"))
+               opts->keep_redundant_commits =
+                       git_config_bool_or_int(key, value, &error_flag);
        else if (!strcmp(key, "options.signoff"))
                opts->signoff = git_config_bool_or_int(key, value, &error_flag);
        else if (!strcmp(key, "options.record-origin"))
@@ -2367,7 +2452,10 @@ static int populate_opts_cb(const char *key, const char *value, void *data)
                opts->allow_rerere_auto =
                        git_config_bool_or_int(key, value, &error_flag) ?
                                RERERE_AUTOUPDATE : RERERE_NOAUTOUPDATE;
-       else
+       else if (!strcmp(key, "options.default-msg-cleanup")) {
+               opts->explicit_cleanup = 1;
+               opts->default_msg_cleanup = get_cleanup_mode(value, 1);
+       } else
                return error(_("invalid key: %s"), key);
 
        if (!error_flag)
@@ -2492,14 +2580,15 @@ static void write_strategy_opts(struct replay_opts *opts)
 }
 
 int write_basic_state(struct replay_opts *opts, const char *head_name,
-                     const char *onto, const char *orig_head)
+                     struct commit *onto, const char *orig_head)
 {
        const char *quiet = getenv("GIT_QUIET");
 
        if (head_name)
                write_file(rebase_path_head_name(), "%s\n", head_name);
        if (onto)
-               write_file(rebase_path_onto(), "%s\n", onto);
+               write_file(rebase_path_onto(), "%s\n",
+                          oid_to_hex(&onto->object.oid));
        if (orig_head)
                write_file(rebase_path_orig_head(), "%s\n", orig_head);
 
@@ -2546,7 +2635,7 @@ static int walk_revs_populate_todo(struct todo_list *todo_list,
 
                item->command = command;
                item->commit = commit;
-               item->arg = NULL;
+               item->arg_offset = 0;
                item->arg_len = 0;
                item->offset_in_buf = todo_list->buf.len;
                subject_len = find_commit_subject(commit_buffer, &subject);
@@ -2741,36 +2830,59 @@ static int save_opts(struct replay_opts *opts)
        int res = 0;
 
        if (opts->no_commit)
-               res |= git_config_set_in_file_gently(opts_file, "options.no-commit", "true");
+               res |= git_config_set_in_file_gently(opts_file,
+                                       "options.no-commit", "true");
        if (opts->edit)
-               res |= git_config_set_in_file_gently(opts_file, "options.edit", "true");
+               res |= git_config_set_in_file_gently(opts_file,
+                                       "options.edit", "true");
+       if (opts->allow_empty)
+               res |= git_config_set_in_file_gently(opts_file,
+                                       "options.allow-empty", "true");
+       if (opts->allow_empty_message)
+               res |= git_config_set_in_file_gently(opts_file,
+                               "options.allow-empty-message", "true");
+       if (opts->keep_redundant_commits)
+               res |= git_config_set_in_file_gently(opts_file,
+                               "options.keep-redundant-commits", "true");
        if (opts->signoff)
-               res |= git_config_set_in_file_gently(opts_file, "options.signoff", "true");
+               res |= git_config_set_in_file_gently(opts_file,
+                                       "options.signoff", "true");
        if (opts->record_origin)
-               res |= git_config_set_in_file_gently(opts_file, "options.record-origin", "true");
+               res |= git_config_set_in_file_gently(opts_file,
+                                       "options.record-origin", "true");
        if (opts->allow_ff)
-               res |= git_config_set_in_file_gently(opts_file, "options.allow-ff", "true");
+               res |= git_config_set_in_file_gently(opts_file,
+                                       "options.allow-ff", "true");
        if (opts->mainline) {
                struct strbuf buf = STRBUF_INIT;
                strbuf_addf(&buf, "%d", opts->mainline);
-               res |= git_config_set_in_file_gently(opts_file, "options.mainline", buf.buf);
+               res |= git_config_set_in_file_gently(opts_file,
+                                       "options.mainline", buf.buf);
                strbuf_release(&buf);
        }
        if (opts->strategy)
-               res |= git_config_set_in_file_gently(opts_file, "options.strategy", opts->strategy);
+               res |= git_config_set_in_file_gently(opts_file,
+                                       "options.strategy", opts->strategy);
        if (opts->gpg_sign)
-               res |= git_config_set_in_file_gently(opts_file, "options.gpg-sign", opts->gpg_sign);
+               res |= git_config_set_in_file_gently(opts_file,
+                                       "options.gpg-sign", opts->gpg_sign);
        if (opts->xopts) {
                int i;
                for (i = 0; i < opts->xopts_nr; i++)
                        res |= git_config_set_multivar_in_file_gently(opts_file,
-                                                       "options.strategy-option",
-                                                       opts->xopts[i], "^$", 0);
+                                       "options.strategy-option",
+                                       opts->xopts[i], "^$", 0);
        }
        if (opts->allow_rerere_auto)
-               res |= git_config_set_in_file_gently(opts_file, "options.allow-rerere-auto",
-                                                    opts->allow_rerere_auto == RERERE_AUTOUPDATE ?
-                                                    "true" : "false");
+               res |= git_config_set_in_file_gently(opts_file,
+                               "options.allow-rerere-auto",
+                               opts->allow_rerere_auto == RERERE_AUTOUPDATE ?
+                               "true" : "false");
+
+       if (opts->explicit_cleanup)
+               res |= git_config_set_in_file_gently(opts_file,
+                               "options.default-msg-cleanup",
+                               describe_cleanup_mode(opts->default_msg_cleanup));
        return res;
 }
 
@@ -3289,6 +3401,10 @@ static int do_merge(struct repository *r,
                rollback_lock_file(&lock);
                ret = fast_forward_to(r, &commit->object.oid,
                                      &head_commit->object.oid, 0, opts);
+               if (flags & TODO_EDIT_MERGE_MSG) {
+                       run_commit_flags |= AMEND_MSG;
+                       goto fast_forward_edit;
+               }
                goto leave_merge;
        }
 
@@ -3392,6 +3508,7 @@ static int do_merge(struct repository *r,
                 * value (a negative one would indicate that the `merge`
                 * command needs to be rescheduled).
                 */
+       fast_forward_edit:
                ret = !!run_git_commit(r, git_path_merge_msg(r), opts,
                                       run_commit_flags);
 
@@ -3492,10 +3609,11 @@ static const char *reflog_message(struct replay_opts *opts,
        return buf.buf;
 }
 
-static int run_git_checkout(struct replay_opts *opts, const char *commit,
-                           const char *action)
+static int run_git_checkout(struct repository *r, struct replay_opts *opts,
+                           const char *commit, const char *action)
 {
        struct child_process cmd = CHILD_PROCESS_INIT;
+       int ret;
 
        cmd.git_cmd = 1;
 
@@ -3504,26 +3622,32 @@ static int run_git_checkout(struct replay_opts *opts, const char *commit,
        argv_array_pushf(&cmd.env_array, GIT_REFLOG_ACTION "=%s", action);
 
        if (opts->verbose)
-               return run_command(&cmd);
+               ret = run_command(&cmd);
        else
-               return run_command_silent_on_success(&cmd);
+               ret = run_command_silent_on_success(&cmd);
+
+       if (!ret)
+               discard_index(r->index);
+
+       return ret;
 }
 
-int prepare_branch_to_be_rebased(struct replay_opts *opts, const char *commit)
+int prepare_branch_to_be_rebased(struct repository *r, struct replay_opts *opts,
+                                const char *commit)
 {
        const char *action;
 
        if (commit && *commit) {
                action = reflog_message(opts, "start", "checkout %s", commit);
-               if (run_git_checkout(opts, commit, action))
+               if (run_git_checkout(r, opts, commit, action))
                        return error(_("could not checkout %s"), commit);
        }
 
        return 0;
 }
 
-static int checkout_onto(struct replay_opts *opts,
-                        const char *onto_name, const char *onto,
+static int checkout_onto(struct repository *r, struct replay_opts *opts,
+                        const char *onto_name, const struct object_id *onto,
                         const char *orig_head)
 {
        struct object_id oid;
@@ -3532,7 +3656,7 @@ static int checkout_onto(struct replay_opts *opts,
        if (get_oid(orig_head, &oid))
                return error(_("%s: not a valid OID"), orig_head);
 
-       if (run_git_checkout(opts, onto, action)) {
+       if (run_git_checkout(r, opts, oid_to_hex(onto), action)) {
                apply_autostash(opts);
                sequencer_remove_state(opts);
                return error(_("could not detach HEAD"));
@@ -3585,6 +3709,8 @@ static int pick_commits(struct repository *r,
 
        while (todo_list->current < todo_list->nr) {
                struct todo_item *item = todo_list->items + todo_list->current;
+               const char *arg = todo_item_get_arg(todo_list, item);
+
                if (save_todo(todo_list, opts))
                        return -1;
                if (is_rebase_i(opts)) {
@@ -3637,10 +3763,9 @@ static int pick_commits(struct repository *r,
                                        fprintf(stderr,
                                                _("Stopped at %s...  %.*s\n"),
                                                short_commit_name(commit),
-                                               item->arg_len, item->arg);
+                                               item->arg_len, arg);
                                return error_with_patch(r, commit,
-                                       item->arg, item->arg_len, opts, res,
-                                       !res);
+                                       arg, item->arg_len, opts, res, !res);
                        }
                        if (is_rebase_i(opts) && !res)
                                record_in_rewritten(&item->commit->object.oid,
@@ -3649,7 +3774,7 @@ static int pick_commits(struct repository *r,
                                if (res == 1)
                                        intend_to_amend();
                                return error_failed_squash(r, item->commit, opts,
-                                       item->arg_len, item->arg);
+                                       item->arg_len, arg);
                        } else if (res && is_rebase_i(opts) && item->commit) {
                                int to_amend = 0;
                                struct object_id oid;
@@ -3668,16 +3793,16 @@ static int pick_commits(struct repository *r,
                                        to_amend = 1;
 
                                return res | error_with_patch(r, item->commit,
-                                               item->arg, item->arg_len, opts,
+                                               arg, item->arg_len, opts,
                                                res, to_amend);
                        }
                } else if (item->command == TODO_EXEC) {
-                       char *end_of_arg = (char *)(item->arg + item->arg_len);
+                       char *end_of_arg = (char *)(arg + item->arg_len);
                        int saved = *end_of_arg;
                        struct stat st;
 
                        *end_of_arg = '\0';
-                       res = do_exec(r, item->arg);
+                       res = do_exec(r, arg);
                        *end_of_arg = saved;
 
                        if (res) {
@@ -3695,14 +3820,14 @@ static int pick_commits(struct repository *r,
                                todo_list->current = -1;
                        }
                } else if (item->command == TODO_LABEL) {
-                       if ((res = do_label(r, item->arg, item->arg_len)))
+                       if ((res = do_label(r, arg, item->arg_len)))
                                reschedule = 1;
                } else if (item->command == TODO_RESET) {
-                       if ((res = do_reset(r, item->arg, item->arg_len, opts)))
+                       if ((res = do_reset(r, arg, item->arg_len, opts)))
                                reschedule = 1;
                } else if (item->command == TODO_MERGE) {
                        if ((res = do_merge(r, item->commit,
-                                           item->arg, item->arg_len,
+                                           arg, item->arg_len,
                                            item->flags, opts)) < 0)
                                reschedule = 1;
                        else if (item->commit)
@@ -3711,9 +3836,8 @@ static int pick_commits(struct repository *r,
                        if (res > 0)
                                /* failed with merge conflicts */
                                return error_with_patch(r, item->commit,
-                                                       item->arg,
-                                                       item->arg_len, opts,
-                                                       res, 0);
+                                                       arg, item->arg_len,
+                                                       opts, res, 0);
                } else if (!is_noop(item->command))
                        return error(_("unknown command %d"), item->command);
 
@@ -3728,9 +3852,8 @@ static int pick_commits(struct repository *r,
                        if (item->commit)
                                return error_with_patch(r,
                                                        item->commit,
-                                                       item->arg,
-                                                       item->arg_len, opts,
-                                                       res, 0);
+                                                       arg, item->arg_len,
+                                                       opts, res, 0);
                }
 
                todo_list->current++;
@@ -4307,7 +4430,7 @@ static const char *label_oid(struct object_id *oid, const char *label,
 }
 
 static int make_script_with_merges(struct pretty_print_context *pp,
-                                  struct rev_info *revs, FILE *out,
+                                  struct rev_info *revs, struct strbuf *out,
                                   unsigned flags)
 {
        int keep_empty = flags & TODO_LIST_KEEP_EMPTY;
@@ -4452,7 +4575,7 @@ static int make_script_with_merges(struct pretty_print_context *pp,
         * gathering commits not yet shown, reversing the list on the fly,
         * then outputting that list (labeling revisions as needed).
         */
-       fprintf(out, "%s onto\n", cmd_label);
+       strbuf_addf(out, "%s onto\n", cmd_label);
        for (iter = tips; iter; iter = iter->next) {
                struct commit_list *list = NULL, *iter2;
 
@@ -4462,9 +4585,9 @@ static int make_script_with_merges(struct pretty_print_context *pp,
                entry = oidmap_get(&state.commit2label, &commit->object.oid);
 
                if (entry)
-                       fprintf(out, "\n%c Branch %s\n", comment_line_char, entry->string);
+                       strbuf_addf(out, "\n%c Branch %s\n", comment_line_char, entry->string);
                else
-                       fprintf(out, "\n");
+                       strbuf_addch(out, '\n');
 
                while (oidset_contains(&interesting, &commit->object.oid) &&
                       !oidset_contains(&shown, &commit->object.oid)) {
@@ -4477,8 +4600,8 @@ static int make_script_with_merges(struct pretty_print_context *pp,
                }
 
                if (!commit)
-                       fprintf(out, "%s %s\n", cmd_reset,
-                               rebase_cousins ? "onto" : "[new root]");
+                       strbuf_addf(out, "%s %s\n", cmd_reset,
+                                   rebase_cousins ? "onto" : "[new root]");
                else {
                        const char *to = NULL;
 
@@ -4491,12 +4614,12 @@ static int make_script_with_merges(struct pretty_print_context *pp,
                                               &state);
 
                        if (!to || !strcmp(to, "onto"))
-                               fprintf(out, "%s onto\n", cmd_reset);
+                               strbuf_addf(out, "%s onto\n", cmd_reset);
                        else {
                                strbuf_reset(&oneline);
                                pretty_print_commit(pp, commit, &oneline);
-                               fprintf(out, "%s %s # %s\n",
-                                       cmd_reset, to, oneline.buf);
+                               strbuf_addf(out, "%s %s # %s\n",
+                                           cmd_reset, to, oneline.buf);
                        }
                }
 
@@ -4505,11 +4628,11 @@ static int make_script_with_merges(struct pretty_print_context *pp,
                        entry = oidmap_get(&commit2todo, oid);
                        /* only show if not already upstream */
                        if (entry)
-                               fprintf(out, "%s\n", entry->string);
+                               strbuf_addf(out, "%s\n", entry->string);
                        entry = oidmap_get(&state.commit2label, oid);
                        if (entry)
-                               fprintf(out, "%s %s\n",
-                                       cmd_label, entry->string);
+                               strbuf_addf(out, "%s %s\n",
+                                           cmd_label, entry->string);
                        oidset_insert(&shown, oid);
                }
 
@@ -4531,13 +4654,11 @@ static int make_script_with_merges(struct pretty_print_context *pp,
        return 0;
 }
 
-int sequencer_make_script(struct repository *r, FILE *out,
-                         int argc, const char **argv,
-                         unsigned flags)
+int sequencer_make_script(struct repository *r, struct strbuf *out, int argc,
+                         const char **argv, unsigned flags)
 {
        char *format = NULL;
        struct pretty_print_context pp = {0};
-       struct strbuf buf = STRBUF_INIT;
        struct rev_info revs;
        struct commit *commit;
        int keep_empty = flags & TODO_LIST_KEEP_EMPTY;
@@ -4580,16 +4701,13 @@ int sequencer_make_script(struct repository *r, FILE *out,
 
                if (!is_empty && (commit->object.flags & PATCHSAME))
                        continue;
-               strbuf_reset(&buf);
                if (!keep_empty && is_empty)
-                       strbuf_addf(&buf, "%c ", comment_line_char);
-               strbuf_addf(&buf, "%s %s ", insn,
+                       strbuf_addf(out, "%c ", comment_line_char);
+               strbuf_addf(out, "%s %s ", insn,
                            oid_to_hex(&commit->object.oid));
-               pretty_print_commit(&pp, commit, &buf);
-               strbuf_addch(&buf, '\n');
-               fputs(buf.buf, out);
+               pretty_print_commit(&pp, commit, out);
+               strbuf_addch(out, '\n');
        }
-       strbuf_release(&buf);
        return 0;
 }
 
@@ -4597,91 +4715,95 @@ int sequencer_make_script(struct repository *r, FILE *out,
  * Add commands after pick and (series of) squash/fixup commands
  * in the todo list.
  */
-int sequencer_add_exec_commands(struct repository *r,
-                               const char *commands)
+void todo_list_add_exec_commands(struct todo_list *todo_list,
+                                struct string_list *commands)
 {
-       const char *todo_file = rebase_path_todo();
-       struct todo_list todo_list = TODO_LIST_INIT;
-       struct strbuf *buf = &todo_list.buf;
-       size_t offset = 0, commands_len = strlen(commands);
-       int i, insert;
+       struct strbuf *buf = &todo_list->buf;
+       size_t base_offset = buf->len;
+       int i, insert, nr = 0, alloc = 0;
+       struct todo_item *items = NULL, *base_items = NULL;
+
+       base_items = xcalloc(commands->nr, sizeof(struct todo_item));
+       for (i = 0; i < commands->nr; i++) {
+               size_t command_len = strlen(commands->items[i].string);
 
-       if (strbuf_read_file(&todo_list.buf, todo_file, 0) < 0)
-               return error(_("could not read '%s'."), todo_file);
+               strbuf_addstr(buf, commands->items[i].string);
+               strbuf_addch(buf, '\n');
 
-       if (parse_insn_buffer(r, todo_list.buf.buf, &todo_list)) {
-               todo_list_release(&todo_list);
-               return error(_("unusable todo list: '%s'"), todo_file);
+               base_items[i].command = TODO_EXEC;
+               base_items[i].offset_in_buf = base_offset;
+               base_items[i].arg_offset = base_offset + strlen("exec ");
+               base_items[i].arg_len = command_len - strlen("exec ");
+
+               base_offset += command_len + 1;
        }
 
        /*
         * Insert <commands> after every pick. Here, fixup/squash chains
         * are considered part of the pick, so we insert the commands *after*
         * those chains if there are any.
+        *
+        * As we insert the exec commands immediatly after rearranging
+        * any fixups and before the user edits the list, a fixup chain
+        * can never contain comments (any comments are empty picks that
+        * have been commented out because the user did not specify
+        * --keep-empty).  So, it is safe to insert an exec command
+        * without looking at the command following a comment.
         */
-       insert = -1;
-       for (i = 0; i < todo_list.nr; i++) {
-               enum todo_command command = todo_list.items[i].command;
-
-               if (insert >= 0) {
-                       /* skip fixup/squash chains */
-                       if (command == TODO_COMMENT)
-                               continue;
-                       else if (is_fixup(command)) {
-                               insert = i + 1;
-                               continue;
-                       }
-                       strbuf_insert(buf,
-                                     todo_list.items[insert].offset_in_buf +
-                                     offset, commands, commands_len);
-                       offset += commands_len;
-                       insert = -1;
+       insert = 0;
+       for (i = 0; i < todo_list->nr; i++) {
+               enum todo_command command = todo_list->items[i].command;
+               if (insert && !is_fixup(command)) {
+                       ALLOC_GROW(items, nr + commands->nr, alloc);
+                       COPY_ARRAY(items + nr, base_items, commands->nr);
+                       nr += commands->nr;
+
+                       insert = 0;
                }
 
+               ALLOC_GROW(items, nr + 1, alloc);
+               items[nr++] = todo_list->items[i];
+
                if (command == TODO_PICK || command == TODO_MERGE)
-                       insert = i + 1;
+                       insert = 1;
        }
 
        /* insert or append final <commands> */
-       if (insert >= 0 && insert < todo_list.nr)
-               strbuf_insert(buf, todo_list.items[insert].offset_in_buf +
-                             offset, commands, commands_len);
-       else if (insert >= 0 || !offset)
-               strbuf_add(buf, commands, commands_len);
+       if (insert || nr == todo_list->nr) {
+               ALLOC_GROW(items, nr + commands->nr, alloc);
+               COPY_ARRAY(items + nr, base_items, commands->nr);
+               nr += commands->nr;
+       }
 
-       i = write_message(buf->buf, buf->len, todo_file, 0);
-       todo_list_release(&todo_list);
-       return i;
+       free(base_items);
+       FREE_AND_NULL(todo_list->items);
+       todo_list->items = items;
+       todo_list->nr = nr;
+       todo_list->alloc = alloc;
 }
 
-int transform_todos(struct repository *r, unsigned flags)
+static void todo_list_to_strbuf(struct repository *r, struct todo_list *todo_list,
+                               struct strbuf *buf, int num, unsigned flags)
 {
-       const char *todo_file = rebase_path_todo();
-       struct todo_list todo_list = TODO_LIST_INIT;
-       struct strbuf buf = STRBUF_INIT;
        struct todo_item *item;
-       int i;
-
-       if (strbuf_read_file(&todo_list.buf, todo_file, 0) < 0)
-               return error(_("could not read '%s'."), todo_file);
+       int i, max = todo_list->nr;
 
-       if (parse_insn_buffer(r, todo_list.buf.buf, &todo_list)) {
-               todo_list_release(&todo_list);
-               return error(_("unusable todo list: '%s'"), todo_file);
-       }
+       if (num > 0 && num < max)
+               max = num;
 
-       for (item = todo_list.items, i = 0; i < todo_list.nr; i++, item++) {
+       for (item = todo_list->items, i = 0; i < max; i++, item++) {
                /* if the item is not a command write it and continue */
                if (item->command >= TODO_COMMENT) {
-                       strbuf_addf(&buf, "%.*s\n", item->arg_len, item->arg);
+                       strbuf_addf(buf, "%.*s\n", item->arg_len,
+                                   todo_item_get_arg(todo_list, item));
                        continue;
                }
 
                /* add command to the buffer */
                if (flags & TODO_LIST_ABBREVIATE_CMDS)
-                       strbuf_addch(&buf, command_to_char(item->command));
+                       strbuf_addch(buf, command_to_char(item->command));
                else
-                       strbuf_addstr(&buf, command_to_string(item->command));
+                       strbuf_addstr(buf, command_to_string(item->command));
 
                /* add commit id */
                if (item->commit) {
@@ -4691,181 +4813,92 @@ int transform_todos(struct repository *r, unsigned flags)
 
                        if (item->command == TODO_MERGE) {
                                if (item->flags & TODO_EDIT_MERGE_MSG)
-                                       strbuf_addstr(&buf, " -c");
+                                       strbuf_addstr(buf, " -c");
                                else
-                                       strbuf_addstr(&buf, " -C");
+                                       strbuf_addstr(buf, " -C");
                        }
 
-                       strbuf_addf(&buf, " %s", oid);
+                       strbuf_addf(buf, " %s", oid);
                }
 
                /* add all the rest */
                if (!item->arg_len)
-                       strbuf_addch(&buf, '\n');
+                       strbuf_addch(buf, '\n');
                else
-                       strbuf_addf(&buf, " %.*s\n", item->arg_len, item->arg);
+                       strbuf_addf(buf, " %.*s\n", item->arg_len,
+                                   todo_item_get_arg(todo_list, item));
        }
-
-       i = write_message(buf.buf, buf.len, todo_file, 0);
-       todo_list_release(&todo_list);
-       return i;
 }
 
-enum missing_commit_check_level get_missing_commit_check_level(void)
+int todo_list_write_to_file(struct repository *r, struct todo_list *todo_list,
+                           const char *file, const char *shortrevisions,
+                           const char *shortonto, int num, unsigned flags)
 {
-       const char *value;
-
-       if (git_config_get_value("rebase.missingcommitscheck", &value) ||
-                       !strcasecmp("ignore", value))
-               return MISSING_COMMIT_CHECK_IGNORE;
-       if (!strcasecmp("warn", value))
-               return MISSING_COMMIT_CHECK_WARN;
-       if (!strcasecmp("error", value))
-               return MISSING_COMMIT_CHECK_ERROR;
-       warning(_("unrecognized setting %s for option "
-                 "rebase.missingCommitsCheck. Ignoring."), value);
-       return MISSING_COMMIT_CHECK_IGNORE;
-}
+       int res;
+       struct strbuf buf = STRBUF_INIT;
 
-define_commit_slab(commit_seen, unsigned char);
-/*
- * Check if the user dropped some commits by mistake
- * Behaviour determined by rebase.missingCommitsCheck.
- * Check if there is an unrecognized command or a
- * bad SHA-1 in a command.
- */
-int check_todo_list(struct repository *r)
-{
-       enum missing_commit_check_level check_level = get_missing_commit_check_level();
-       struct strbuf todo_file = STRBUF_INIT;
-       struct todo_list todo_list = TODO_LIST_INIT;
-       struct strbuf missing = STRBUF_INIT;
-       int advise_to_edit_todo = 0, res = 0, i;
-       struct commit_seen commit_seen;
+       todo_list_to_strbuf(r, todo_list, &buf, num, flags);
+       if (flags & TODO_LIST_APPEND_TODO_HELP)
+               append_todo_help(flags & TODO_LIST_KEEP_EMPTY, count_commands(todo_list),
+                                shortrevisions, shortonto, &buf);
 
-       init_commit_seen(&commit_seen);
+       res = write_message(buf.buf, buf.len, file, 0);
+       strbuf_release(&buf);
 
-       strbuf_addstr(&todo_file, rebase_path_todo());
-       if (strbuf_read_file_or_whine(&todo_list.buf, todo_file.buf) < 0) {
-               res = -1;
-               goto leave_check;
-       }
-       advise_to_edit_todo = res =
-               parse_insn_buffer(r, todo_list.buf.buf, &todo_list);
+       return res;
+}
 
-       if (res || check_level == MISSING_COMMIT_CHECK_IGNORE)
-               goto leave_check;
+static const char edit_todo_list_advice[] =
+N_("You can fix this with 'git rebase --edit-todo' "
+"and then run 'git rebase --continue'.\n"
+"Or you can abort the rebase with 'git rebase"
+" --abort'.\n");
 
-       /* Mark the commits in git-rebase-todo as seen */
-       for (i = 0; i < todo_list.nr; i++) {
-               struct commit *commit = todo_list.items[i].commit;
-               if (commit)
-                       *commit_seen_at(&commit_seen, commit) = 1;
-       }
+int check_todo_list_from_file(struct repository *r)
+{
+       struct todo_list old_todo = TODO_LIST_INIT, new_todo = TODO_LIST_INIT;
+       int res = 0;
 
-       todo_list_release(&todo_list);
-       strbuf_addstr(&todo_file, ".backup");
-       if (strbuf_read_file_or_whine(&todo_list.buf, todo_file.buf) < 0) {
+       if (strbuf_read_file_or_whine(&new_todo.buf, rebase_path_todo()) < 0) {
                res = -1;
-               goto leave_check;
-       }
-       strbuf_release(&todo_file);
-       res = !!parse_insn_buffer(r, todo_list.buf.buf, &todo_list);
-
-       /* Find commits in git-rebase-todo.backup yet unseen */
-       for (i = todo_list.nr - 1; i >= 0; i--) {
-               struct todo_item *item = todo_list.items + i;
-               struct commit *commit = item->commit;
-               if (commit && !*commit_seen_at(&commit_seen, commit)) {
-                       strbuf_addf(&missing, " - %s %.*s\n",
-                                   short_commit_name(commit),
-                                   item->arg_len, item->arg);
-                       *commit_seen_at(&commit_seen, commit) = 1;
-               }
+               goto out;
        }
 
-       /* Warn about missing commits */
-       if (!missing.len)
-               goto leave_check;
-
-       if (check_level == MISSING_COMMIT_CHECK_ERROR)
-               advise_to_edit_todo = res = 1;
-
-       fprintf(stderr,
-               _("Warning: some commits may have been dropped accidentally.\n"
-               "Dropped commits (newer to older):\n"));
-
-       /* Make the list user-friendly and display */
-       fputs(missing.buf, stderr);
-       strbuf_release(&missing);
-
-       fprintf(stderr, _("To avoid this message, use \"drop\" to "
-               "explicitly remove a commit.\n\n"
-               "Use 'git config rebase.missingCommitsCheck' to change "
-               "the level of warnings.\n"
-               "The possible behaviours are: ignore, warn, error.\n\n"));
-
-leave_check:
-       clear_commit_seen(&commit_seen);
-       strbuf_release(&todo_file);
-       todo_list_release(&todo_list);
+       if (strbuf_read_file_or_whine(&old_todo.buf, rebase_path_todo_backup()) < 0) {
+               res = -1;
+               goto out;
+       }
 
-       if (advise_to_edit_todo)
-               fprintf(stderr,
-                       _("You can fix this with 'git rebase --edit-todo' "
-                         "and then run 'git rebase --continue'.\n"
-                         "Or you can abort the rebase with 'git rebase"
-                         " --abort'.\n"));
+       res = todo_list_parse_insn_buffer(r, old_todo.buf.buf, &old_todo);
+       if (!res)
+               res = todo_list_parse_insn_buffer(r, new_todo.buf.buf, &new_todo);
+       if (!res)
+               res = todo_list_check(&old_todo, &new_todo);
+       if (res)
+               fprintf(stderr, _(edit_todo_list_advice));
+out:
+       todo_list_release(&old_todo);
+       todo_list_release(&new_todo);
 
        return res;
 }
 
-static int rewrite_file(const char *path, const char *buf, size_t len)
-{
-       int rc = 0;
-       int fd = open(path, O_WRONLY | O_TRUNC);
-       if (fd < 0)
-               return error_errno(_("could not open '%s' for writing"), path);
-       if (write_in_full(fd, buf, len) < 0)
-               rc = error_errno(_("could not write to '%s'"), path);
-       if (close(fd) && !rc)
-               rc = error_errno(_("could not close '%s'"), path);
-       return rc;
-}
-
 /* skip picking commits whose parents are unchanged */
-static int skip_unnecessary_picks(struct repository *r, struct object_id *output_oid)
+static int skip_unnecessary_picks(struct repository *r,
+                                 struct todo_list *todo_list,
+                                 struct object_id *base_oid)
 {
-       const char *todo_file = rebase_path_todo();
-       struct strbuf buf = STRBUF_INIT;
-       struct todo_list todo_list = TODO_LIST_INIT;
        struct object_id *parent_oid;
-       int fd, i;
-
-       if (!read_oneliner(&buf, rebase_path_onto(), 0))
-               return error(_("could not read 'onto'"));
-       if (get_oid(buf.buf, output_oid)) {
-               strbuf_release(&buf);
-               return error(_("need a HEAD to fixup"));
-       }
-       strbuf_release(&buf);
-
-       if (strbuf_read_file_or_whine(&todo_list.buf, todo_file) < 0)
-               return -1;
-       if (parse_insn_buffer(r, todo_list.buf.buf, &todo_list) < 0) {
-               todo_list_release(&todo_list);
-               return -1;
-       }
+       int i;
 
-       for (i = 0; i < todo_list.nr; i++) {
-               struct todo_item *item = todo_list.items + i;
+       for (i = 0; i < todo_list->nr; i++) {
+               struct todo_item *item = todo_list->items + i;
 
                if (item->command >= TODO_NOOP)
                        continue;
                if (item->command != TODO_PICK)
                        break;
                if (parse_commit(item->commit)) {
-                       todo_list_release(&todo_list);
                        return error(_("could not parse commit '%s'"),
                                oid_to_hex(&item->commit->object.oid));
                }
@@ -4874,137 +4907,103 @@ static int skip_unnecessary_picks(struct repository *r, struct object_id *output
                if (item->commit->parents->next)
                        break; /* merge commit */
                parent_oid = &item->commit->parents->item->object.oid;
-               if (!oideq(parent_oid, output_oid))
+               if (!oideq(parent_oid, base_oid))
                        break;
-               oidcpy(output_oid, &item->commit->object.oid);
+               oidcpy(base_oid, &item->commit->object.oid);
        }
        if (i > 0) {
-               int offset = get_item_line_offset(&todo_list, i);
                const char *done_path = rebase_path_done();
 
-               fd = open(done_path, O_CREAT | O_WRONLY | O_APPEND, 0666);
-               if (fd < 0) {
-                       error_errno(_("could not open '%s' for writing"),
-                                   done_path);
-                       todo_list_release(&todo_list);
-                       return -1;
-               }
-               if (write_in_full(fd, todo_list.buf.buf, offset) < 0) {
+               if (todo_list_write_to_file(r, todo_list, done_path, NULL, NULL, i, 0)) {
                        error_errno(_("could not write to '%s'"), done_path);
-                       todo_list_release(&todo_list);
-                       close(fd);
                        return -1;
                }
-               close(fd);
 
-               if (rewrite_file(rebase_path_todo(), todo_list.buf.buf + offset,
-                                todo_list.buf.len - offset) < 0) {
-                       todo_list_release(&todo_list);
-                       return -1;
-               }
+               MOVE_ARRAY(todo_list->items, todo_list->items + i, todo_list->nr - i);
+               todo_list->nr -= i;
+               todo_list->current = 0;
 
-               todo_list.current = i;
-               if (is_fixup(peek_command(&todo_list, 0)))
-                       record_in_rewritten(output_oid, peek_command(&todo_list, 0));
+               if (is_fixup(peek_command(todo_list, 0)))
+                       record_in_rewritten(base_oid, peek_command(todo_list, 0));
        }
 
-       todo_list_release(&todo_list);
-
        return 0;
 }
 
 int complete_action(struct repository *r, struct replay_opts *opts, unsigned flags,
                    const char *shortrevisions, const char *onto_name,
-                   const char *onto, const char *orig_head, const char *cmd,
-                   unsigned autosquash)
+                   struct commit *onto, const char *orig_head,
+                   struct string_list *commands, unsigned autosquash,
+                   struct todo_list *todo_list)
 {
        const char *shortonto, *todo_file = rebase_path_todo();
-       struct todo_list todo_list = TODO_LIST_INIT;
-       struct strbuf *buf = &(todo_list.buf);
-       struct object_id oid;
-       struct stat st;
+       struct todo_list new_todo = TODO_LIST_INIT;
+       struct strbuf *buf = &todo_list->buf;
+       struct object_id oid = onto->object.oid;
+       int res;
 
-       get_oid(onto, &oid);
        shortonto = find_unique_abbrev(&oid, DEFAULT_ABBREV);
 
-       if (!lstat(todo_file, &st) && st.st_size == 0 &&
-           write_message("noop\n", 5, todo_file, 0))
-               return -1;
+       if (buf->len == 0) {
+               struct todo_item *item = append_new_todo(todo_list);
+               item->command = TODO_NOOP;
+               item->commit = NULL;
+               item->arg_len = item->arg_offset = item->flags = item->offset_in_buf = 0;
+       }
 
-       if (autosquash && rearrange_squash(r))
+       if (autosquash && todo_list_rearrange_squash(todo_list))
                return -1;
 
-       if (cmd && *cmd)
-               sequencer_add_exec_commands(r, cmd);
-
-       if (strbuf_read_file(buf, todo_file, 0) < 0)
-               return error_errno(_("could not read '%s'."), todo_file);
+       if (commands->nr)
+               todo_list_add_exec_commands(todo_list, commands);
 
-       if (parse_insn_buffer(r, buf->buf, &todo_list)) {
-               todo_list_release(&todo_list);
-               return error(_("unusable todo list: '%s'"), todo_file);
-       }
-
-       if (count_commands(&todo_list) == 0) {
+       if (count_commands(todo_list) == 0) {
                apply_autostash(opts);
                sequencer_remove_state(opts);
-               todo_list_release(&todo_list);
 
                return error(_("nothing to do"));
        }
 
-       strbuf_addch(buf, '\n');
-       strbuf_commented_addf(buf, Q_("Rebase %s onto %s (%d command)",
-                                     "Rebase %s onto %s (%d commands)",
-                                     count_commands(&todo_list)),
-                             shortrevisions, shortonto, count_commands(&todo_list));
-       append_todo_help(0, flags & TODO_LIST_KEEP_EMPTY, buf);
-
-       if (write_message(buf->buf, buf->len, todo_file, 0)) {
-               todo_list_release(&todo_list);
+       res = edit_todo_list(r, todo_list, &new_todo, shortrevisions,
+                            shortonto, flags);
+       if (res == -1)
                return -1;
-       }
-
-       if (copy_file(rebase_path_todo_backup(), todo_file, 0666))
-               return error(_("could not copy '%s' to '%s'."), todo_file,
-                            rebase_path_todo_backup());
-
-       if (transform_todos(r, flags | TODO_LIST_SHORTEN_IDS))
-               return error(_("could not transform the todo list"));
-
-       strbuf_reset(buf);
-
-       if (launch_sequence_editor(todo_file, buf, NULL)) {
+       else if (res == -2) {
                apply_autostash(opts);
                sequencer_remove_state(opts);
-               todo_list_release(&todo_list);
 
                return -1;
-       }
-
-       strbuf_stripspace(buf, 1);
-       if (buf->len == 0) {
+       } else if (res == -3) {
                apply_autostash(opts);
                sequencer_remove_state(opts);
-               todo_list_release(&todo_list);
+               todo_list_release(&new_todo);
 
                return error(_("nothing to do"));
        }
 
-       todo_list_release(&todo_list);
+       if (todo_list_parse_insn_buffer(r, new_todo.buf.buf, &new_todo) ||
+           todo_list_check(todo_list, &new_todo)) {
+               fprintf(stderr, _(edit_todo_list_advice));
+               checkout_onto(r, opts, onto_name, &onto->object.oid, orig_head);
+               todo_list_release(&new_todo);
 
-       if (check_todo_list(r)) {
-               checkout_onto(opts, onto_name, onto, orig_head);
                return -1;
        }
 
-       if (transform_todos(r, flags & ~(TODO_LIST_SHORTEN_IDS)))
-               return error(_("could not transform the todo list"));
-
-       if (opts->allow_ff && skip_unnecessary_picks(r, &oid))
+       if (opts->allow_ff && skip_unnecessary_picks(r, &new_todo, &oid)) {
+               todo_list_release(&new_todo);
                return error(_("could not skip unnecessary pick commands"));
+       }
 
-       if (checkout_onto(opts, onto_name, oid_to_hex(&oid), orig_head))
+       if (todo_list_write_to_file(r, &new_todo, todo_file, NULL, NULL, -1,
+                                   flags & ~(TODO_LIST_SHORTEN_IDS))) {
+               todo_list_release(&new_todo);
+               return error_errno(_("could not write '%s'"), todo_file);
+       }
+
+       todo_list_release(&new_todo);
+
+       if (checkout_onto(r, opts, onto_name, &oid, orig_head))
                return -1;
 
        if (require_clean_work_tree(r, "rebase", "", 1, 1))
@@ -5037,21 +5036,13 @@ define_commit_slab(commit_todo_item, struct todo_item *);
  * message will have to be retrieved from the commit (as the oneline in the
  * script cannot be trusted) in order to normalize the autosquash arrangement.
  */
-int rearrange_squash(struct repository *r)
+int todo_list_rearrange_squash(struct todo_list *todo_list)
 {
-       const char *todo_file = rebase_path_todo();
-       struct todo_list todo_list = TODO_LIST_INIT;
        struct hashmap subject2item;
-       int res = 0, rearranged = 0, *next, *tail, i;
+       int rearranged = 0, *next, *tail, i, nr = 0, alloc = 0;
        char **subjects;
        struct commit_todo_item commit_todo;
-
-       if (strbuf_read_file_or_whine(&todo_list.buf, todo_file) < 0)
-               return -1;
-       if (parse_insn_buffer(r, todo_list.buf.buf, &todo_list) < 0) {
-               todo_list_release(&todo_list);
-               return -1;
-       }
+       struct todo_item *items = NULL;
 
        init_commit_todo_item(&commit_todo);
        /*
@@ -5064,13 +5055,13 @@ int rearrange_squash(struct repository *r)
         * be moved to appear after the i'th.
         */
        hashmap_init(&subject2item, (hashmap_cmp_fn) subject2item_cmp,
-                    NULL, todo_list.nr);
-       ALLOC_ARRAY(next, todo_list.nr);
-       ALLOC_ARRAY(tail, todo_list.nr);
-       ALLOC_ARRAY(subjects, todo_list.nr);
-       for (i = 0; i < todo_list.nr; i++) {
+                    NULL, todo_list->nr);
+       ALLOC_ARRAY(next, todo_list->nr);
+       ALLOC_ARRAY(tail, todo_list->nr);
+       ALLOC_ARRAY(subjects, todo_list->nr);
+       for (i = 0; i < todo_list->nr; i++) {
                struct strbuf buf = STRBUF_INIT;
-               struct todo_item *item = todo_list.items + i;
+               struct todo_item *item = todo_list->items + i;
                const char *commit_buffer, *subject, *p;
                size_t subject_len;
                int i2 = -1;
@@ -5083,7 +5074,6 @@ int rearrange_squash(struct repository *r)
                }
 
                if (is_fixup(item->command)) {
-                       todo_list_release(&todo_list);
                        clear_commit_todo_item(&commit_todo);
                        return error(_("the script was already rearranged."));
                }
@@ -5118,7 +5108,7 @@ int rearrange_squash(struct repository *r)
                                 *commit_todo_item_at(&commit_todo, commit2))
                                /* found by commit name */
                                i2 = *commit_todo_item_at(&commit_todo, commit2)
-                                       - todo_list.items;
+                                       - todo_list->items;
                        else {
                                /* copy can be a prefix of the commit subject */
                                for (i2 = 0; i2 < i; i2++)
@@ -5131,7 +5121,7 @@ int rearrange_squash(struct repository *r)
                }
                if (i2 >= 0) {
                        rearranged = 1;
-                       todo_list.items[i].command =
+                       todo_list->items[i].command =
                                starts_with(subject, "fixup!") ?
                                TODO_FIXUP : TODO_SQUASH;
                        if (next[i2] < 0)
@@ -5149,10 +5139,8 @@ int rearrange_squash(struct repository *r)
        }
 
        if (rearranged) {
-               struct strbuf buf = STRBUF_INIT;
-
-               for (i = 0; i < todo_list.nr; i++) {
-                       enum todo_command command = todo_list.items[i].command;
+               for (i = 0; i < todo_list->nr; i++) {
+                       enum todo_command command = todo_list->items[i].command;
                        int cur = i;
 
                        /*
@@ -5163,37 +5151,26 @@ int rearrange_squash(struct repository *r)
                                continue;
 
                        while (cur >= 0) {
-                               const char *bol =
-                                       get_item_line(&todo_list, cur);
-                               const char *eol =
-                                       get_item_line(&todo_list, cur + 1);
-
-                               /* replace 'pick', by 'fixup' or 'squash' */
-                               command = todo_list.items[cur].command;
-                               if (is_fixup(command)) {
-                                       strbuf_addstr(&buf,
-                                               todo_command_info[command].str);
-                                       bol += strcspn(bol, " \t");
-                               }
-
-                               strbuf_add(&buf, bol, eol - bol);
-
+                               ALLOC_GROW(items, nr + 1, alloc);
+                               items[nr++] = todo_list->items[cur];
                                cur = next[cur];
                        }
                }
 
-               res = rewrite_file(todo_file, buf.buf, buf.len);
-               strbuf_release(&buf);
+               FREE_AND_NULL(todo_list->items);
+               todo_list->items = items;
+               todo_list->nr = nr;
+               todo_list->alloc = alloc;
        }
 
        free(next);
        free(tail);
-       for (i = 0; i < todo_list.nr; i++)
+       for (i = 0; i < todo_list->nr; i++)
                free(subjects[i]);
        free(subjects);
        hashmap_free(&subject2item, 1);
-       todo_list_release(&todo_list);
 
        clear_commit_todo_item(&commit_todo);
-       return res;
+
+       return 0;
 }