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⬅️ Back to Useful Rare Git Commands You Never Heard Of

git replace

Category: History

Temporarily substitute one commit for another.

Command

git replace abc123 def456

Examples

  • Temporarily replace commit abc123 with def456.
git replace abc123 def456
  • Graft a new parent onto a commit for testing history changes.
git replace --graft HEAD~2 HEAD

Steps

  1. Run git replace <old-commit> <new-commit> to test or patch history.

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Author: mike-rambil • Updated: 2024-06-10 • Tags: replace, history