AICollection Help

rebase

The git rebase command is used to reapply commits on top of another base tip. It is a powerful tool for streamlining a series of commits, making the commit history more linear and easier to understand.

Detailed Explanation

  1. Basic Usage: git rebase moves or combines a sequence of commits to a new base commit. This is often used to keep a feature branch up to date with the latest changes from the main branch.

  2. Interactive Rebase: Using the -i option, you can interactively rebase, allowing you to edit, reorder, squash, or drop commits.

  3. Rebasing vs. Merging: Unlike git merge, which creates a merge commit, git rebase rewrites the commit history, making it appear as if the changes were made sequentially.

  4. Conflict Resolution: During a rebase, conflicts may arise. You need to resolve these conflicts manually and then continue the rebase process.

  5. Preserving Merge Commits: The --preserve-merges option can be used to keep merge commits during a rebase.

Examples

  1. Rebasing a Feature Branch onto Master:

    git checkout feature-branch git rebase master

    This command moves the commits from feature-branch to be based on the latest commit in master.

  2. Interactive Rebase to Squash Commits:

    git checkout feature-branch git rebase -i HEAD~3

    This command starts an interactive rebase for the last three commits on feature-branch, allowing you to squash, edit, or reorder commits.

Last modified: 29 November 2024
pushreflog