branch.<name>.rebase::
When true, rebase the branch <name> on top of the fetched branch,
- instead of merging the default branch from the default remote.
+ instead of merging the default branch from the default remote when
+ "git pull" is run.
*NOTE*: this is a possibly dangerous operation; do *not* use
it unless you understand the implications (see linkgit:git-rebase[1]
for details).
the specified filepatterns before exiting.
-u::
- Update only files that git already knows about. This is similar
+ Update only files that git already knows about, staging modified
+ content for commit and marking deleted files for removal. This
+ is similar
to what "git commit -a" does in preparation for making a commit,
except that the update is limited to paths specified on the
command line. If no paths are specified, all tracked files in the