6 git-rebase - Rebase local commits to a new head
10 'git-rebase' [--onto <newbase>] <upstream> [<branch>]
12 'git-rebase' --continue
18 git-rebase replaces <branch> with a new branch of the same name. When
19 the --onto option is provided the new branch starts out with a HEAD equal
20 to <newbase>, otherwise it is equal to <upstream>. It then attempts to
21 create a new commit for each commit from the original <branch> that does
22 not exist in the <upstream> branch.
24 It is possible that a merge failure will prevent this process from being
25 completely automatic. You will have to resolve any such merge failure
26 and run `git rebase --continue`. If you can not resolve the merge
27 failure, running `git rebase --abort` will restore the original <branch>
28 and remove the working files found in the .dotest directory.
30 Note that if <branch> is not specified on the command line, the currently
31 checked out branch is used.
33 Assume the following history exists and the current branch is "topic":
41 From this point, the result of either of the following commands:
45 git-rebase master topic
55 While, starting from the same point, the result of either of the following
58 git-rebase --onto master~1 master
59 git-rebase --onto master~1 master topic
69 In case of conflict, git-rebase will stop at the first problematic commit
70 and leave conflict markers in the tree. You can use git diff to locate
71 the markers (<<<<<<) and make edits to resolve the conflict. For each
72 file you edit, you need to tell git that the conflict has been resolved,
73 typically this would be done with
76 git update-index <filename>
79 After resolving the conflict manually and updating the index with the
80 desired resolution, you can continue the rebasing process with
86 Alternatively, you can undo the git-rebase with
94 Starting point at which to create the new commits. If the
95 --onto option is not specified, the starting point is
99 Upstream branch to compare against.
102 Working branch; defaults to HEAD.
105 Restart the rebasing process after having resolved a merge conflict.
108 Restore the original branch and abort the rebase operation.
112 When you rebase a branch, you are changing its history in a way that
113 will cause problems for anyone who already has a copy of the branch
114 in their repository and tries to pull updates from you. You should
115 understand the implications of using 'git rebase' on a repository that
118 When the git rebase command is run, it will first execute a "pre-rebase"
119 hook if one exists. You can use this hook to do sanity checks and
120 reject the rebase if it isn't appropriate. Please see the template
121 pre-rebase hook script for an example.
123 You must be in the top directory of your project to start (or continue)
124 a rebase. Upon completion, <branch> will be the current branch.
128 Written by Junio C Hamano <junkio@cox.net>
132 Documentation by Junio C Hamano and the git-list <git@vger.kernel.org>.
136 Part of the gitlink:git[7] suite