git-autofixup is a Git helper that creates fixup commits for topic branches.
It examines changes in the working directory, splits them into diff hunks, and uses git blame to work out which earlier commits on the branch those hunks most likely belong to. The resulting fixup commits can then be folded into the original commits with Git’s interactive rebase and autosquash workflow.
The tool is useful when you’re polishing a branch before review or publication and want corrections, cleanups, and small edits assigned back to the commits they logically belong to, without manually building each fixup commit by hand. It’s designed for careful use: the generated commits should still be inspected before rebasing, especially when the working tree contains a mixture of fixes and new work.
This is free and open source software.
Key Features
- Creates Git fixup commits automatically from working directory changes.
- Uses git diff and git blame to associate changed hunks with commits on a topic branch.
- Works with Git’s interactive rebase autosquash workflow.
- Restricts processing to staged hunks when changes have already been added to the index.
- Supports path filtering to consider only selected files.
- Offers strictness controls for deciding how confidently hunks are assigned to commits.
- Includes verbosity options to help explain how hunks are being handled.
- Can be installed via CPAN or copied directly into a directory in PATH.
Website: github.com/torbiak/git-autofixup
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Developer: Jordan Torbiak
License: Artistic License v2.0
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