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authorWesley Schwengle <wesley@opperschaap.net>2021-09-16 18:46:03 -0400
committerJunio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>2021-09-20 09:05:48 -0700
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Document `rebase.forkpoint` in rebase man page
The configuration option `rebase.forkpoint' is only mentioned in the man page of git-config(1). Since it is a configuration for rebase, mention it in the documentation of rebase at the --fork-point/--no-fork-point section. This will help users set a preferred default for their workflow. Signed-off-by: Wesley Schwengle <wesley@opperschaap.net> Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
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@@ -445,7 +445,8 @@ When --fork-point is active, 'fork_point' will be used instead of
ends up being empty, the <upstream> will be used as a fallback.
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If <upstream> is given on the command line, then the default is
-`--no-fork-point`, otherwise the default is `--fork-point`.
+`--no-fork-point`, otherwise the default is `--fork-point`. See also
+`rebase.forkpoint` in linkgit:git-config[1].
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If your branch was based on <upstream> but <upstream> was rewound and
your branch contains commits which were dropped, this option can be used