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' [--merge] [--onto <newbase>] <upstream> [<branch>]
+
+'git-rebase' --continue | --skip | --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).
-
-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.
+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.
+
+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`. Another option is to bypass the commit
+that caused the merge failure with `git rebase --skip`. To restore the
+original <branch> and remove the .dotest working files, use the command
+`git rebase --abort` instead.
+
+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:
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. 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
+
+
+Alternatively, you can undo the git-rebase with
+
+
+ git rebase --abort
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.
+
+--skip::
+ Restart the rebasing process by skipping the current patch.
+ This does not work with the --merge option.
+
+--merge::
+ Use merging strategies to rebase. When the recursive (default) merge
+ strategy is used, this allows rebase to be aware of renames on the
+ upstream side.
+
+-s <strategy>, \--strategy=<strategy>::
+ Use the given merge strategy; can be supplied more than
+ once to specify them in the order they should be tried.
+ If there is no `-s` option, a built-in list of strategies
+ is used instead (`git-merge-recursive` when merging a single
+ head, `git-merge-octopus` otherwise). This implies --merge.
+
+include::merge-strategies.txt[]
+
+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>