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-rw-r--r--Documentation/git-rebase.txt76
-rw-r--r--Documentation/git-repo-config.txt4
-rw-r--r--Documentation/git-var.txt3
3 files changed, 69 insertions, 14 deletions
diff --git a/Documentation/git-rebase.txt b/Documentation/git-rebase.txt
index 4a7e67a4d2..1b482abecd 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-rebase.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-rebase.txt
@@ -3,38 +3,54 @@ git-rebase(1)
NAME
----
-git-rebase - Rebase local commits to new upstream head
+git-rebase - Rebase local commits to a new head
SYNOPSIS
--------
'git-rebase' [--onto <newbase>] <upstream> [<branch>]
+'git-rebase' --continue
+
+'git-rebase' --abort
+
DESCRIPTION
-----------
-git-rebase applies to <upstream> (or optionally to <newbase>) commits
-from <branch> that do not appear in <upstream>. When <branch> is not
-specified it defaults to the current branch (HEAD).
+git-rebase replaces <branch> with a new branch of the same name. When
+the --onto option is provided the new branch starts out with a HEAD equal
+to <newbase>, otherwise it is equal to <upstream>. It then attempts to
+create a new commit for each commit from the original <branch> that does
+not exist in the <upstream> branch.
-When git-rebase is complete, <branch> will be updated to point to the
-newly created line of commit objects, so the previous line will not be
-accessible unless there are other references to it already.
+It is possible that a merge failure will prevent this process from being
+completely automatic. You will have to resolve any such merge failure
+and run `git rebase --continue`. If you can not resolve the merge
+failure, running `git rebase --abort` will restore the original <branch>
+and remove the working files found in the .dotest directory.
+
+Note that if <branch> is not specified on the command line, the currently
+checked out branch is used.
Assume the following history exists and the current branch is "topic":
+------------
A---B---C topic
/
D---E---F---G master
+------------
From this point, the result of either of the following commands:
+
git-rebase master
git-rebase master topic
would be:
+------------
A'--B'--C' topic
/
D---E---F---G master
+------------
While, starting from the same point, the result of either of the following
commands:
@@ -44,21 +60,33 @@ commands:
would be:
+------------
A'--B'--C' topic
/
D---E---F---G master
+------------
In case of conflict, git-rebase will stop at the first problematic commit
-and leave conflict markers in the tree. After resolving the conflict manually
-and updating the index with the desired resolution, you can continue the
-rebasing process with
+and leave conflict markers in the tree. You can use git diff to locate
+the markers (<<<<<<) and make edits to resolve the conflict. For each
+file you edit, you need to tell git that the conflict has been resolved,
+typically this would be done with
+
+
+ git update-index <filename>
+
+
+After resolving the conflict manually and updating the index with the
+desired resolution, you can continue the rebasing process with
+
+
+ git rebase --continue
- git am --resolved --3way
Alternatively, you can undo the git-rebase with
- git reset --hard ORIG_HEAD
- rm -r .dotest
+
+ git rebase --abort
OPTIONS
-------
@@ -73,6 +101,28 @@ OPTIONS
<branch>::
Working branch; defaults to HEAD.
+--continue::
+ Restart the rebasing process after having resolved a merge conflict.
+
+--abort::
+ Restore the original branch and abort the rebase operation.
+
+NOTES
+-----
+When you rebase a branch, you are changing its history in a way that
+will cause problems for anyone who already has a copy of the branch
+in their repository and tries to pull updates from you. You should
+understand the implications of using 'git rebase' on a repository that
+you share.
+
+When the git rebase command is run, it will first execute a "pre-rebase"
+hook if one exists. You can use this hook to do sanity checks and
+reject the rebase if it isn't appropriate. Please see the template
+pre-rebase hook script for an example.
+
+You must be in the top directory of your project to start (or continue)
+a rebase. Upon completion, <branch> will be the current branch.
+
Author
------
Written by Junio C Hamano <junkio@cox.net>
diff --git a/Documentation/git-repo-config.txt b/Documentation/git-repo-config.txt
index 71f96bdd10..566cfa1836 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-repo-config.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-repo-config.txt
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ SYNOPSIS
'git-repo-config' [type] --get-all name [value_regex]
'git-repo-config' [type] --unset name [value_regex]
'git-repo-config' [type] --unset-all name [value_regex]
+'git-repo-config' -l | --list
DESCRIPTION
-----------
@@ -64,6 +65,9 @@ OPTIONS
--unset-all::
Remove all matching lines from .git/config.
+-l, --list::
+ List all variables set in .git/config.
+
EXAMPLE
-------
diff --git a/Documentation/git-var.txt b/Documentation/git-var.txt
index 379571eef0..a5b1a0dbab 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-var.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-var.txt
@@ -19,7 +19,8 @@ OPTIONS
-l::
Cause the logical variables to be listed. In addition, all the
variables of the git configuration file .git/config are listed
- as well.
+ as well. (However, the configuration variables listing functionality
+ is deprecated in favor of `git-repo-config -l`.)
EXAMPLE
--------