docs: mention history rewriting as a feature in README

I think we have better support rewriting history than most other tools
do, so it seems worth mentioning.
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Martin von Zweigbergk 2022-01-28 22:47:18 -08:00
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@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ Jujutsu is a [Git-compatible](docs/git-compatibility.md)
features from Git (data model,
[speed](https://github.com/martinvonz/jj/discussions/49)), Mercurial (anonymous
branching, simple CLI [free from "the index"](docs/git-comparison.md#the-index),
[revsets](docs/revsets.md)), and Pijul/Darcs
[revsets](docs/revsets.md), powerful history-rewriting), and Pijul/Darcs
([first-class conflicts](docs/conflicts.md)), with features not found in either
of them ([working-copy-as-a-commit](docs/working-copy.md),
[undo functionality](docs/operation-log.md), automatic rebase,
@ -95,8 +95,16 @@ onto the new commit. Thanks to the conflict design described above, that can be
done even if there are conflicts. Branches pointing to rebased commits will be
updated. So will the working copy if it points to a rebased commit.
### Comprehensive support for rewriting history
## Status ##
Besides the usual rebase command, there's `jj describe` for editing the
description (commit message) of an arbitrary commit. There's also `jj edit`,
which lets you edit the changes in a commit without checking it out. To split
a commit into two, use `jj split`. You can even move part of the changes in a
commit to any other commit using `jj move`.
## Status
The tool is quite feature-complete, but some important features like (the
equivalent of) `git blame` and `git log <paths>` are not yet supported. There