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diff --git a/Documentation/git-rebase.txt b/Documentation/git-rebase.txt index 55af6fd24e..73d49ec8d9 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-rebase.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-rebase.txt @@ -340,9 +340,7 @@ See also INCOMPATIBLE OPTIONS below. -m:: --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. This is the default. + Using merging strategies to rebase (default). + Note that a rebase merge works by replaying each commit from the working branch on top of the <upstream> branch. Because of this, when a merge @@ -354,9 +352,8 @@ See also INCOMPATIBLE OPTIONS below. -s <strategy>:: --strategy=<strategy>:: - Use the given merge strategy. - If there is no `-s` option 'git merge-recursive' is used - instead. This implies --merge. + Use the given merge strategy, instead of the default + `recursive`. This implies `--merge`. + Because 'git rebase' replays each commit from the working branch on top of the <upstream> branch using the given strategy, using @@ -530,7 +527,7 @@ The `--rebase-merges` mode is similar in spirit to the deprecated where commits can be reordered, inserted and dropped at will. + It is currently only possible to recreate the merge commits using the -`recursive` merge strategy; Different merge strategies can be used only via +`recursive` merge strategy; different merge strategies can be used only via explicit `exec git merge -s <strategy> [...]` commands. + See also REBASING MERGES and INCOMPATIBLE OPTIONS below. @@ -1219,12 +1216,16 @@ successful merge so that the user can edit the message. If a `merge` command fails for any reason other than merge conflicts (i.e. when the merge operation did not even start), it is rescheduled immediately. -At this time, the `merge` command will *always* use the `recursive` -merge strategy for regular merges, and `octopus` for octopus merges, -with no way to choose a different one. To work around -this, an `exec` command can be used to call `git merge` explicitly, -using the fact that the labels are worktree-local refs (the ref -`refs/rewritten/onto` would correspond to the label `onto`, for example). +By default, the `merge` command will use the `recursive` merge +strategy for regular merges, and `octopus` for octopus merges. One +can specify a default strategy for all merges using the `--strategy` +argument when invoking rebase, or can override specific merges in the +interactive list of commands by using an `exec` command to call `git +merge` explicitly with a `--strategy` argument. Note that when +calling `git merge` explicitly like this, you can make use of the fact +that the labels are worktree-local refs (the ref `refs/rewritten/onto` +would correspond to the label `onto`, for example) in order to refer +to the branches you want to merge. Note: the first command (`label onto`) labels the revision onto which the commits are rebased; The name `onto` is just a convention, as a nod |