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diff --git a/Documentation/git-rebase.txt b/Documentation/git-rebase.txt index 4a7e67a4d..1b482abec 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-rebase.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-rebase.txt @@ -3,38 +3,54 @@ git-rebase(1) NAME ---- -git-rebase - Rebase local commits to new upstream head +git-rebase - Rebase local commits to a new head SYNOPSIS -------- 'git-rebase' [--onto <newbase>] <upstream> [<branch>] +'git-rebase' --continue + +'git-rebase' --abort + DESCRIPTION ----------- -git-rebase applies to <upstream> (or optionally to <newbase>) commits -from <branch> that do not appear in <upstream>. When <branch> is not -specified it defaults to the current branch (HEAD). +git-rebase replaces <branch> with a new branch of the same name. When +the --onto option is provided the new branch starts out with a HEAD equal +to <newbase>, otherwise it is equal to <upstream>. It then attempts to +create a new commit for each commit from the original <branch> that does +not exist in the <upstream> branch. -When git-rebase is complete, <branch> will be updated to point to the -newly created line of commit objects, so the previous line will not be -accessible unless there are other references to it already. +It is possible that a merge failure will prevent this process from being +completely automatic. You will have to resolve any such merge failure +and run `git rebase --continue`. If you can not resolve the merge +failure, running `git rebase --abort` will restore the original <branch> +and remove the working files found in the .dotest directory. + +Note that if <branch> is not specified on the command line, the currently +checked out branch is used. Assume the following history exists and the current branch is "topic": +------------ A---B---C topic / D---E---F---G master +------------ From this point, the result of either of the following commands: + git-rebase master git-rebase master topic would be: +------------ A'--B'--C' topic / D---E---F---G master +------------ While, starting from the same point, the result of either of the following commands: @@ -44,21 +60,33 @@ commands: would be: +------------ A'--B'--C' topic / D---E---F---G master +------------ In case of conflict, git-rebase will stop at the first problematic commit -and leave conflict markers in the tree. After resolving the conflict manually -and updating the index with the desired resolution, you can continue the -rebasing process with +and leave conflict markers in the tree. You can use git diff to locate +the markers (<<<<<<) and make edits to resolve the conflict. For each +file you edit, you need to tell git that the conflict has been resolved, +typically this would be done with + + + git update-index <filename> + + +After resolving the conflict manually and updating the index with the +desired resolution, you can continue the rebasing process with + + + git rebase --continue - git am --resolved --3way Alternatively, you can undo the git-rebase with - git reset --hard ORIG_HEAD - rm -r .dotest + + git rebase --abort OPTIONS ------- @@ -73,6 +101,28 @@ OPTIONS <branch>:: Working branch; defaults to HEAD. +--continue:: + Restart the rebasing process after having resolved a merge conflict. + +--abort:: + Restore the original branch and abort the rebase operation. + +NOTES +----- +When you rebase a branch, you are changing its history in a way that +will cause problems for anyone who already has a copy of the branch +in their repository and tries to pull updates from you. You should +understand the implications of using 'git rebase' on a repository that +you share. + +When the git rebase command is run, it will first execute a "pre-rebase" +hook if one exists. You can use this hook to do sanity checks and +reject the rebase if it isn't appropriate. Please see the template +pre-rebase hook script for an example. + +You must be in the top directory of your project to start (or continue) +a rebase. Upon completion, <branch> will be the current branch. + Author ------ Written by Junio C Hamano <junkio@cox.net> |