1 files changed, 30 insertions, 13 deletions

diff --git a/rebase-interactive.c b/rebase-interactive.c
index 3f9468fc69..4a9a10eff4 100644
--- a/rebase-interactive.c
+++ b/rebase-interactive.c
@@ -4,11 +4,9 @@
 #include "sequencer.h"
 #include "strbuf.h"
 
-int append_todo_help(unsigned edit_todo, unsigned keep_empty)
+void append_todo_help(unsigned edit_todo, unsigned keep_empty,
+		      struct strbuf *buf)
 {
-	struct strbuf buf = STRBUF_INIT;
-	FILE *todo;
-	int ret;
 	const char *msg = _("\nCommands:\n"
 "p, pick <commit> = use commit\n"
 "r, reword <commit> = use commit, but edit the commit message\n"
@@ -26,11 +24,7 @@ int append_todo_help(unsigned edit_todo, unsigned keep_empty)
 "\n"
 "These lines can be re-ordered; they are executed from top to bottom.\n");
 
-	todo = fopen_or_warn(rebase_path_todo(), "a");
-	if (!todo)
-		return 1;
-
-	strbuf_add_commented_lines(&buf, msg, strlen(msg));
+	strbuf_add_commented_lines(buf, msg, strlen(msg));
 
 	if (get_missing_commit_check_level() == MISSING_COMMIT_CHECK_ERROR)
 		msg = _("\nDo not remove any line. Use 'drop' "
@@ -39,7 +33,7 @@ int append_todo_help(unsigned edit_todo, unsigned keep_empty)
 		msg = _("\nIf you remove a line here "
 			 "THAT COMMIT WILL BE LOST.\n");
 
-	strbuf_add_commented_lines(&buf, msg, strlen(msg));
+	strbuf_add_commented_lines(buf, msg, strlen(msg));
 
 	if (edit_todo)
 		msg = _("\nYou are editing the todo file "
@@ -50,12 +44,25 @@ int append_todo_help(unsigned edit_todo, unsigned keep_empty)
 		msg = _("\nHowever, if you remove everything, "
 			"the rebase will be aborted.\n\n");
 
-	strbuf_add_commented_lines(&buf, msg, strlen(msg));
+	strbuf_add_commented_lines(buf, msg, strlen(msg));
 
 	if (!keep_empty) {
 		msg = _("Note that empty commits are commented out");
-		strbuf_add_commented_lines(&buf, msg, strlen(msg));
+		strbuf_add_commented_lines(buf, msg, strlen(msg));
 	}
+}
+
+int append_todo_help_to_file(unsigned edit_todo, unsigned keep_empty)
+{
+	struct strbuf buf = STRBUF_INIT;
+	FILE *todo;
+	int ret;
+
+	todo = fopen_or_warn(rebase_path_todo(), "a");
+	if (!todo)
+		return -1;
+
+	append_todo_help(edit_todo, keep_empty, &buf);
 
 	ret = fputs(buf.buf, todo);
 	if (ret < 0)
@@ -84,7 +91,17 @@ int edit_todo_list(unsigned flags)
 	strbuf_release(&buf);
 
 	transform_todos(flags | TODO_LIST_SHORTEN_IDS);
-	append_todo_help(1, 0);
+
+	if (strbuf_read_file(&buf, todo_file, 0) < 0)
+		return error_errno(_("could not read '%s'."), todo_file);
+
+	append_todo_help(1, 0, &buf);
+	if (write_message(buf.buf, buf.len, todo_file, 0)) {
+		strbuf_release(&buf);
+		return -1;
+	}
+
+	strbuf_release(&buf);
 
 	if (launch_sequence_editor(todo_file, NULL, NULL))
 		return -1;