How to remove WIP flag from Gerrit changeset with Git

Question

I've pushed a work-in-progress (WIP) changeset to Gerrit by pushing to refs/for/master%wip , as per the documentation .

The documentation also states that one can remove the WIP flag from a changeset by pushing it to refs/for/master%ready , but Gerrit consistently rejects the push with the error

! [remote rejected] mybranch -> refs/for/master%ready (no new changes)

Force-pushing doesn't help either.

Is there a way to remove the WIP flag via Git without introducing artificial changes?

Answer 1

In case you don't have anything to push, but you want to mark your commit as ready, you can execute the following commands:

git commit --amend --no-edit
git push origin HEAD:refs/for/master%ready ==> replace "master" with your branch name.

Answer 2

Unfortunately you can't set the WIP flag using the "git push" command without pushing a new patchset.

You can, of course, use the graphical interface or you can post to /changes/CHANGE-ID/ready to set the WIP flag using REST. See more info here .

Answer 3

You can always remove flag using GUI by pressing start review button.