include::merge-strategies.txt[]
\--rebase::
- Instead of a merge, perform a rebase after fetching.
- *NOTE:* This is a potentially _dangerous_ mode of operation.
- It rewrites history, which does not bode well when you
- published that history already. Do *not* use this option
- unless you have read linkgit:git-rebase[1] carefully.
+ Instead of a merge, perform a rebase after fetching. If
+ there is a remote ref for the upstream branch, and this branch
+ was rebased since last fetched, the rebase uses that information
+ to avoid rebasing non-local changes.
++
+*NOTE:* This is a potentially _dangerous_ mode of operation.
+It rewrites history, which does not bode well when you
+published that history already. Do *not* use this option
+unless you have read linkgit:git-rebase[1] carefully.
\--no-rebase::
Override earlier \--rebase.