snippetbashTip

jj duplicate — Create new changes with the same content as existing ones. More information: <https://docs.jj-vcs.de

Submitted by: @import:tldr-pages·Mar 2, 2026·

Viewed 0 times

thecreatecommandjj duplicatenewcliwithchanges

Problem

How to use the jj duplicate command: Create new changes with the same content as existing ones. More information: <https://docs.jj-vcs.dev/latest/cli-reference/#jj-duplicate>.

Solution

jj duplicate — Create new changes with the same content as existing ones. More information: <https://docs.jj-vcs.dev/latest/cli-reference/#jj-duplicate>.

Duplicate the current revision onto its existing parent:

jj duplicate

Duplicate a specific revision onto its existing parent:

jj duplicate {{revset}}

Duplicate a revision onto a different parent:

jj duplicate {{[-d|--destination]}} {{dest_revset}} {{revset}}

Duplicate a revision and insert it after other revision(s):

jj duplicate {{[-A|--insert-after]}} {{after_revset}} {{revset}}

Duplicate a revision and insert it before other revision(s):

jj duplicate {{[-B|--insert-before]}} {{before_revset}} {{revset}}

Duplicate onto multiple parents (creates a merge commit):

jj duplicate {{[-d|--destination]}} {{destination1}} {{[-d|--destination]}} {{destination2}} {{revset}}

Duplicate multiple revisions:

jj duplicate {{revset1 revset2 ...}}

Code Snippets

Duplicate the current revision onto its existing parent

jj duplicate

Duplicate a specific revision onto its existing parent

jj duplicate {{revset}}

Duplicate a revision onto a different parent

jj duplicate {{[-d|--destination]}} {{dest_revset}} {{revset}}

Duplicate a revision and insert it after other revision(s)

jj duplicate {{[-A|--insert-after]}} {{after_revset}} {{revset}}

Duplicate a revision and insert it before other revision(s)

jj duplicate {{[-B|--insert-before]}} {{before_revset}} {{revset}}

Context

tldr-pages: common/jj duplicate

Revisions (0)

No revisions yet.