jj-describe

updates the description of a change

TLDR

Describe current change

$ jj describe -m "[message]"

Describe specific revision

$ jj describe -r [rev] -m "[message]"

Open editor for description

$ jj describe

Clear description

$ jj describe -m ""

Describe with stdin

$ echo "[message]" | jj describe --stdin

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.

INSTALL

sudo pacman -S jujutsu

sudo apk add jujutsu

sudo zypper install jujutsu

brew install jujutsu

nix profile install nixpkgs#jujutsu

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.