how to add an empty initial commit

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how to add an empty initial commit

From: bill lam <hidden>
Date: 2016-06-15 22:47:20

I want to insert an empty initial commit so that I can rebase and edit
files in the real initial commit. There is a --root option in
git-rebase but I can not find example of how to use it. 

I googled some said it needs to create a new branch, I tried but it
failed to merge.

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Re: how to add an empty initial commit

From: Sean Estabrooks <hidden>
Date: 2016-06-15 22:47:20

On Sun, 30 Aug 2009 08:52:24 +0800
bill lam [off-list ref] wrote:
I want to insert an empty initial commit so that I can rebase and edit
files in the real initial commit. There is a --root option in
git-rebase but I can not find example of how to use it. 
Bill,

This sounds like a hard way to go about things.  Instead, you can edit
the files as you wish, "git add" the new edits, and then use
"git commit --amend" to alter the initial commit.   Don't think rebase
would help in the situation you describe.

Sean

Re: how to add an empty initial commit

From: bill lam <hidden>
Date: 2016-06-15 22:47:20

On Sat, 29 Aug 2009, Sean Estabrooks wrote:
This sounds like a hard way to go about things.  Instead, you can edit
the files as you wish, "git add" the new edits, and then use
"git commit --amend" to alter the initial commit.   Don't think rebase
would help in the situation you describe.
Sean,

Yes, you are correct. git-rebase does not help much.  It has to initialise
another empty git repo and copy all commits to there.

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