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@@ -208,6 +208,39 @@ Alternatively, you can undo the 'git rebase' with
git rebase --abort
+MODE OPTIONS
+------------
+
+The options in this section cannot be used with any other option,
+including not with each other:
+
+--continue::
+ Restart the rebasing process after having resolved a merge conflict.
+
+--skip::
+ Restart the rebasing process by skipping the current patch.
+
+--abort::
+ Abort the rebase operation and reset HEAD to the original
+ branch. If `<branch>` was provided when the rebase operation was
+ started, then `HEAD` will be reset to `<branch>`. Otherwise `HEAD`
+ will be reset to where it was when the rebase operation was
+ started.
+
+--quit::
+ Abort the rebase operation but `HEAD` is not reset back to the
+ original branch. The index and working tree are also left
+ unchanged as a result. If a temporary stash entry was created
+ using `--autostash`, it will be saved to the stash list.
+
+--edit-todo::
+ Edit the todo list during an interactive rebase.
+
+--show-current-patch::
+ Show the current patch in an interactive rebase or when rebase
+ is stopped because of conflicts. This is the equivalent of
+ `git show REBASE_HEAD`.
+
OPTIONS
-------
--onto <newbase>::
@@ -249,22 +282,6 @@ See also INCOMPATIBLE OPTIONS below.
<branch>::
Working branch; defaults to `HEAD`.
---continue::
- Restart the rebasing process after having resolved a merge conflict.
-
---abort::
- Abort the rebase operation and reset HEAD to the original
- branch. If `<branch>` was provided when the rebase operation was
- started, then `HEAD` will be reset to `<branch>`. Otherwise `HEAD`
- will be reset to where it was when the rebase operation was
- started.
-
---quit::
- Abort the rebase operation but `HEAD` is not reset back to the
- original branch. The index and working tree are also left
- unchanged as a result. If a temporary stash entry was created
- using `--autostash`, it will be saved to the stash list.
-
--apply::
Use applying strategies to rebase (calling `git-am`
internally). This option may become a no-op in the future
@@ -321,7 +338,6 @@ See also INCOMPATIBLE OPTIONS below.
upstream changes, the behavior towards them is controlled by
the `--empty` flag.)
+
-
In the absence of `--keep-base` (or if `--no-reapply-cherry-picks` is
given), these commits will be automatically dropped. Because this
necessitates reading all upstream commits, this can be expensive in
@@ -330,7 +346,6 @@ read. When using the 'merge' backend, warnings will be issued for each
dropped commit (unless `--quiet` is given). Advice will also be issued
unless `advice.skippedCherryPicks` is set to false (see
linkgit:git-config[1]).
-
+
`--reapply-cherry-picks` allows rebase to forgo reading all upstream
commits, potentially improving performance.
@@ -345,17 +360,6 @@ See also INCOMPATIBLE OPTIONS below.
+
See also INCOMPATIBLE OPTIONS below.
---skip::
- Restart the rebasing process by skipping the current patch.
-
---edit-todo::
- Edit the todo list during an interactive rebase.
-
---show-current-patch::
- Show the current patch in an interactive rebase or when rebase
- is stopped because of conflicts. This is the equivalent of
- `git show REBASE_HEAD`.
-
-m::
--merge::
Using merging strategies to rebase (default).
@@ -574,10 +578,7 @@ See also INCOMPATIBLE OPTIONS below.
--root::
Rebase all commits reachable from `<branch>`, instead of
limiting them with an `<upstream>`. This allows you to rebase
- the root commit(s) on a branch. When used with `--onto`, it
- will skip changes already contained in `<newbase>` (instead of
- `<upstream>`) whereas without `--onto` it will operate on every
- change.
+ the root commit(s) on a branch.
+
See also INCOMPATIBLE OPTIONS below.
@@ -630,6 +631,8 @@ start would be overridden by the presence of
+
If the configuration variable `rebase.updateRefs` is set, then this option
can be used to override and disable this setting.
++
+See also INCOMPATIBLE OPTIONS below.
INCOMPATIBLE OPTIONS
--------------------
@@ -645,17 +648,15 @@ are incompatible with the following options:
* --merge
* --strategy
* --strategy-option
- * --allow-empty-message
- * --[no-]autosquash
+ * --autosquash
* --rebase-merges
* --interactive
* --exec
* --no-keep-empty
* --empty=
- * --reapply-cherry-picks
- * --edit-todo
+ * --[no-]reapply-cherry-picks when used without --keep-base
* --update-refs
- * --root when used in combination with --onto
+ * --root when used without --onto
In addition, the following pairs of options are incompatible: