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git-backport will always use the commit message "Backport <HASH>" for the new commit to make it easier to create a "backport pull request" (for example via git-pr-create).

Usage

git-backport [options] -from  <REMOTE-REPO> <HASH>

Examples

git backport --from https://github.com/openjdk/jdk9 8f73a84a15dacfa2cfa6caac3c2a7f1edad0b00f

Configuration

 git-backport [options] <HASH>
    -u, --username NAME Username on host
    --from REPO Repository to backport from
    --verbose Turn on verbose output
    --debug Turn on debugging output
    --version Print the version of this tool
    -h, --help Show this help text

Source

See GitBackport.java.