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jj describe — Update the change description or other metadata. More information: <https://docs.jj-vcs.dev/latest/c

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Problem

How to use the jj describe command: Update the change description or other metadata. More information: <https://docs.jj-vcs.dev/latest/cli-reference/#jj-describe>.

Solution

jj describe — Update the change description or other metadata. More information: <https://docs.jj-vcs.dev/latest/cli-reference/#jj-describe>.

Update the description of the current change:

jj {{[desc|describe]}}

Update the description of given revsets:

jj {{[desc|describe]}} {{revsets}}

Update the description to the given message:

jj {{[desc|describe]}} {{[-m|--message]}} {{message}}

Code Snippets

Update the description of the current change

jj {{[desc|describe]}}

Update the description of given revsets

jj {{[desc|describe]}} {{revsets}}

Update the description to the given message

jj {{[desc|describe]}} {{[-m|--message]}} {{message}}

Context

tldr-pages: common/jj describe

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