6 git-replace - Create, list, delete refs to replace objects
11 'git replace' [-f] <object> <replacement>
12 'git replace' -d <object>...
13 'git replace' -l [<pattern>]
17 Adds a 'replace' reference in `.git/refs/replace/`
19 The name of the 'replace' reference is the SHA1 of the object that is
20 replaced. The content of the replace reference is the SHA1 of the
23 Unless `-f` is given, the replace reference must not yet exist in
24 `.git/refs/replace/` directory.
29 If an existing replace ref for the same object exists, it will
30 be overwritten (instead of failing).
33 Delete existing replace refs for the given objects.
36 List replace refs for objects that match the given pattern (or
37 all if no pattern is given).
38 Typing "git replace" without arguments, also lists all replace
43 Comparing blobs or trees that have been replaced with those that
44 replace them will not work properly. And using 'git reset --hard' to
45 go back to a replaced commit will move the branch to the replacement
46 commit instead of the replaced commit.
48 There may be other problems when using 'git rev-list' related to
49 pending objects. And of course things may break if an object of one
50 type is replaced by an object of another type (for example a blob
51 replaced by a commit).
60 Written by Christian Couder <chriscool@tuxfamily.org> and Junio C
61 Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>, based on 'git tag' by Kristian Hogsberg
62 <krh@redhat.com> and Carlos Rica <jasampler@gmail.com>.
66 Documentation by Christian Couder <chriscool@tuxfamily.org> and the
67 git-list <git@vger.kernel.org>, based on 'git tag' documentation.
71 Part of the linkgit:git[1] suite