NAME
----
-git-rebase - Rebase local commits to a new head
+git-rebase - Forward-port local commits to the updated upstream head
SYNOPSIS
--------
-'git-rebase' [-v] [--merge] [--onto <newbase>] <upstream> [<branch>]
+'git-rebase' [-v] [--merge] [-C<n>] [--onto <newbase>] <upstream> [<branch>]
'git-rebase' --continue | --skip | --abort
This is useful when topicB does not depend on topicA.
+A range of commits could also be removed with rebase. If we have
+the following situation:
+
+------------
+ E---F---G---H---I---J topicA
+------------
+
+then the command
+
+ git-rebase --onto topicA~5 topicA~2 topicA
+
+would result in the removal of commits F and G:
+
+------------
+ E---H'---I'---J' topicA
+------------
+
+This is useful if F and G were flawed in some way, or should not be
+part of topicA. Note that the argument to --onto and the <upstream>
+parameter can be any valid commit-ish.
+
In case of conflict, git-rebase will stop at the first problematic commit
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
<newbase>::
Starting point at which to create the new commits. If the
--onto option is not specified, the starting point is
- <upstream>.
+ <upstream>. May be any valid commit, and not just an
+ existing branch name.
<upstream>::
- Upstream branch to compare against.
+ Upstream branch to compare against. May be any valid commit,
+ not just an existing branch name.
<branch>::
Working branch; defaults to HEAD.
-v, \--verbose::
Display a diffstat of what changed upstream since the last rebase.
+-C<n>::
+ Ensure at least <n> lines of surrounding context match before
+ and after each change. When fewer lines of surrounding
+ context exist they all must match. By default no context is
+ ever ignored.
+
include::merge-strategies.txt[]
NOTES