issue with git rebase -i

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This is meant to supplement the question on StackOverflow, here: 
http://stackoverflow.com/questions/7137985/git-rebase-i-head7-showing-only-noop-in-editor

gistfile1.sh

$ git rebase -i HEAD~7

+ OPTIONS_KEEPDASHDASH=
+ OPTIONS_SPEC=git-rebase [-i] [options] [--] <upstream> [<branch>]
git-rebase [-i] (--continue | --abort | --skip)
--
 Available options are
v,verbose          display a diffstat of what changed upstream
onto=              rebase onto given branch instead of upstream
p,preserve-merges  try to recreate merges instead of ignoring them
s,strategy=        use the given merge strategy
no-ff              cherry-pick all commits, even if unchanged
m,merge            always used (no-op)
i,interactive      always used (no-op)
 Actions:
continue           continue rebasing process
abort              abort rebasing process and restore original branch
skip               skip current patch and continue rebasing process
no-verify          override pre-rebase hook from stopping the operation
verify             allow pre-rebase hook to run
root               rebase all reachable commmits up to the root(s)
autosquash         move commits that begin with squash!/fixup! under -i

+ . git-sh-setup
+ unset CDPATH
+ GIT_QUIET=
+ test -n git-rebase [-i] [options] [--] <upstream> [<branch>]
git-rebase [-i] (--continue | --abort | --skip)
--
 Available options are
v,verbose          display a diffstat of what changed upstream
onto=              rebase onto given branch instead of upstream
p,preserve-merges  try to recreate merges instead of ignoring them
s,strategy=        use the given merge strategy
no-ff              cherry-pick all commits, even if unchanged
m,merge            always used (no-op)
i,interactive      always used (no-op)
 Actions:
continue           continue rebasing process
abort              abort rebasing process and restore original branch
skip               skip current patch and continue rebasing process
no-verify          override pre-rebase hook from stopping the operation
verify             allow pre-rebase hook to run
root               rebase all reachable commmits up to the root(s)
autosquash         move commits that begin with squash!/fixup! under -i

+ parseopt_extra=
+ [ -n  ]
+ echo git-rebase [-i] [options] [--] <upstream> [<branch>]
git-rebase [-i] (--continue | --abort | --skip)
--
 Available options are
v,verbose          display a diffstat of what changed upstream
onto=              rebase onto given branch instead of upstream
p,preserve-merges  try to recreate merges instead of ignoring them
s,strategy=        use the given merge strategy
no-ff              cherry-pick all commits, even if unchanged
m,merge            always used (no-op)
i,interactive      always used (no-op)
 Actions:
continue           continue rebasing process
abort              abort rebasing process and restore original branch
skip               skip current patch and continue rebasing process
no-verify          override pre-rebase hook from stopping the operation
verify             allow pre-rebase hook to run
root               rebase all reachable commmits up to the root(s)
autosquash         move commits that begin with squash!/fixup! under -i

+ git rev-parse --parseopt -- -i HEAD~7
+ eval set -- -i -- 'HEAD~7'
+ set -- -i -- HEAD~7
+ test -z 
+ git rev-parse --git-dir
+ GIT_DIR=.git
+ [ -z  ]
+ git rev-parse --show-cdup
+ test -z 
+ test -n .git
+ cd .git
+ pwd
+ GIT_DIR=/home/ryan/Projects/social-jobs/.git
+ : /home/ryan/Projects/social-jobs/.git/objects
+ uname -s
+ require_work_tree
+ git rev-parse --is-inside-work-tree
+ test true = true
+ DOTEST=/home/ryan/Projects/social-jobs/.git/rebase-merge
+ TODO=/home/ryan/Projects/social-jobs/.git/rebase-merge/git-rebase-todo
+ DONE=/home/ryan/Projects/social-jobs/.git/rebase-merge/done
+ MSG=/home/ryan/Projects/social-jobs/.git/rebase-merge/message
+ SQUASH_MSG=/home/ryan/Projects/social-jobs/.git/rebase-merge/message-squash
+ FIXUP_MSG=/home/ryan/Projects/social-jobs/.git/rebase-merge/message-fixup
+ REWRITTEN=/home/ryan/Projects/social-jobs/.git/rebase-merge/rewritten
+ DROPPED=/home/ryan/Projects/social-jobs/.git/rebase-merge/dropped
+ AUTHOR_SCRIPT=/home/ryan/Projects/social-jobs/.git/rebase-merge/author-script
+ AMEND=/home/ryan/Projects/social-jobs/.git/rebase-merge/amend
+ REWRITTEN_LIST=/home/ryan/Projects/social-jobs/.git/rebase-merge/rewritten-list
+ REWRITTEN_PENDING=/home/ryan/Projects/social-jobs/.git/rebase-merge/rewritten-pending
+ PRESERVE_MERGES=
+ STRATEGY=
+ ONTO=
+ VERBOSE=
+ OK_TO_SKIP_PRE_REBASE=
+ REBASE_ROOT=
+ AUTOSQUASH=
+ git config --bool rebase.autosquash
+ test  = true
+ NEVER_FF=
+ GIT_CHERRY_PICK_HELP=hint: after resolving the conflicts, mark the corrected paths
hint: with 'git add <paths>' and run 'git rebase --continue'
+ export GIT_CHERRY_PICK_HELP
+ ORIG_REFLOG_ACTION=rebase
+ last_count=
+ LF=

+ test 3 != 0
+ shift
+ test 2 != 0
+ shift
+ test -z  -a 1 -ge 1 -a 1 -le 2
+ test -d /home/ryan/Projects/social-jobs/.git/rebase-merge
+ git var GIT_COMMITTER_IDENT
+ test -z 
+ UPSTREAM_ARG=HEAD~7
+ git rev-parse --verify HEAD~7
+ UPSTREAM=2c51946812a198ca908ebcad2308e4b8274624b3
+ test -z 
+ ONTO=2c51946812a198ca908ebcad2308e4b8274624b3
+ shift
+ run_pre_rebase_hook HEAD~7
+ test -z 
+ test -x /home/ryan/Projects/social-jobs/.git/hooks/pre-rebase
+ comment_for_reflog start
+ GIT_REFLOG_ACTION=rebase -i (start)
+ export GIT_REFLOG_ACTION
+ require_clean_work_tree rebase Please commit or stash them.
+ git rev-parse --verify HEAD
+ git update-index -q --ignore-submodules --refresh
+ err=0
+ git diff-files --quiet --ignore-submodules
+ git diff-index --cached --quiet --ignore-submodules HEAD --
+ [ 0 = 1 ]
+ test ! -z 
+ git rev-parse --verify HEAD
+ HEAD=d0e9ff6d9c1f8bc374856ca2a84ad52d6013b5bf
+ mkdir /home/ryan/Projects/social-jobs/.git/rebase-merge
+ :
+ git symbolic-ref HEAD
+ echo d0e9ff6d9c1f8bc374856ca2a84ad52d6013b5bf
+ rm -f /home/ryan/Projects/social-jobs/.git/rebase-merge/rebase-root
+ echo 2c51946812a198ca908ebcad2308e4b8274624b3
+ test -z 
+ test t = 
+ test t = 
+ MERGES_OPTION=--no-merges --cherry-pick
+ git rev-parse --short d0e9ff6d9c1f8bc374856ca2a84ad52d6013b5bf
+ SHORTHEAD=d0e9ff6
+ git rev-parse --short 2c51946812a198ca908ebcad2308e4b8274624b3
+ SHORTONTO=2c51946
+ test -z 
+ git rev-parse --short 2c51946812a198ca908ebcad2308e4b8274624b3
+ SHORTUPSTREAM=2c51946
+ REVISIONS=2c51946812a198ca908ebcad2308e4b8274624b3...d0e9ff6d9c1f8bc374856ca2a84ad52d6013b5bf
+ SHORTREVISIONS=2c51946..d0e9ff6
+ read -r shortsha1 rest
+ sed -n s/^>//p
+ git rev-list --no-merges --cherry-pick --pretty=oneline --abbrev-commit --abbrev=7 --reverse --left-right --topo-order 2c51946812a198ca908ebcad2308e4b8274624b3...d0e9ff6d9c1f8bc374856ca2a84ad52d6013b5bf
usage: git rev-list [OPTION] <commit-id>... [ -- paths... ]
  limiting output:
    --max-count=<n>
    --max-age=<epoch>
    --min-age=<epoch>
    --sparse
    --no-merges
    --remove-empty
    --all
    --branches
    --tags
    --remotes
    --stdin
    --quiet
  ordering output:
    --topo-order
    --date-order
    --reverse
  formatting output:
    --parents
    --children
    --objects | --objects-edge
    --unpacked
    --header | --pretty
    --abbrev=<n> | --no-abbrev
    --abbrev-commit
    --left-right
  special purpose:
    --bisect
    --bisect-vars
    --bisect-all
+ test t = 
+ test -s /home/ryan/Projects/social-jobs/.git/rebase-merge/git-rebase-todo
+ echo noop
+ test -n 
+ cat
+ has_action /home/ryan/Projects/social-jobs/.git/rebase-merge/git-rebase-todo
+ sane_grep ^[^#] /home/ryan/Projects/social-jobs/.git/rebase-merge/git-rebase-todo
+ GREP_OPTIONS= LC_ALL=C grep ^[^#] /home/ryan/Projects/social-jobs/.git/rebase-merge/git-rebase-todo
+ cp /home/ryan/Projects/social-jobs/.git/rebase-merge/git-rebase-todo /home/ryan/Projects/social-jobs/.git/rebase-merge/git-rebase-todo.backup
+ git_editor /home/ryan/Projects/social-jobs/.git/rebase-merge/git-rebase-todo
+ test -z 
+ git var GIT_EDITOR
+ GIT_EDITOR=nano
+ eval nano "$@"
+ nano /home/ryan/Projects/social-jobs/.git/rebase-merge/git-rebase-todo
+ has_action /home/ryan/Projects/social-jobs/.git/rebase-merge/git-rebase-todo
+ sane_grep ^[^#] /home/ryan/Projects/social-jobs/.git/rebase-merge/git-rebase-todo
+ GREP_OPTIONS= LC_ALL=C grep ^[^#] /home/ryan/Projects/social-jobs/.git/rebase-merge/git-rebase-todo
+ die_abort Nothing to do
+ rm -rf /home/ryan/Projects/social-jobs/.git/rebase-merge
+ die Nothing to do
+ echo Nothing to do
Nothing to do
+ exit 1