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jj-describe

updates the description of a change

TLDR

Describe current change
$ jj describe -m "[message]"
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Describe specific revision
$ jj describe -r [rev] -m "[message]"
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Open editor for description
$ jj describe
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Clear description
$ jj describe -m ""
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Describe with stdin
$ echo "[message]" | jj describe --stdin
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SYNOPSIS

jj describe [options]

DESCRIPTION

jj describe updates the description of a change. It sets or modifies the commit message equivalent.The command opens an editor by default or accepts inline messages. Descriptions can be updated at any time.

PARAMETERS

-m, --message MESSAGE

Set the description without opening an editor. May be passed multiple times.
-r REV
Revision(s) to describe. Defaults to `@` (the current change).
--stdin
Read the description from standard input.
--edit
Force opening the editor even when a message is supplied.
--no-edit
Don't open the editor; keep the current description when no other input is provided.
--reset-author
Reset the change's author to the configured user (newer jj versions).
--author NAMEEMAIL_
Override the author (newer jj versions).
--help
Display help information.

CAVEATS

Subcommand of jj. Descriptions can be changed anytime. Empty description allowed.

HISTORY

jj describe is part of Jujutsu, enabling flexible change descriptions that can be modified throughout development.

SEE ALSO

jj(1), jj-new(1), jj-log(1)

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