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diff --git a/Documentation/git-rebase.txt b/Documentation/git-rebase.txt index b2d95e3fb9..2f47495a4d 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-rebase.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-rebase.txt @@ -337,16 +337,18 @@ See also INCOMPATIBLE OPTIONS below. + See also INCOMPATIBLE OPTIONS below. --f:: +--no-ff:: --force-rebase:: - Force a rebase even if the current branch is up to date and - the command without `--force` would return without doing anything. +-f:: + Individually replay all rebased commits instead of fast-forwarding + over the unchanged ones. This ensures that the entire history of + the rebased branch is composed of new commits. + -You may find this (or --no-ff with an interactive rebase) helpful after -reverting a topic branch merge, as this option recreates the topic branch with -fresh commits so it can be remerged successfully without needing to "revert -the reversion" (see the -link:howto/revert-a-faulty-merge.html[revert-a-faulty-merge How-To] for details). +You may find this helpful after reverting a topic branch merge, as this option +recreates the topic branch with fresh commits so it can be remerged +successfully without needing to "revert the reversion" (see the +link:howto/revert-a-faulty-merge.html[revert-a-faulty-merge How-To] for +details). --fork-point:: --no-fork-point:: @@ -498,18 +500,6 @@ See also INCOMPATIBLE OPTIONS below. with care: the final stash application after a successful rebase might result in non-trivial conflicts. ---no-ff:: - With --interactive, cherry-pick all rebased commits instead of - fast-forwarding over the unchanged ones. This ensures that the - entire history of the rebased branch is composed of new commits. -+ -Without --interactive, this is a synonym for --force-rebase. -+ -You may find this helpful after reverting a topic branch merge, as this option -recreates the topic branch with fresh commits so it can be remerged -successfully without needing to "revert the reversion" (see the -link:howto/revert-a-faulty-merge.html[revert-a-faulty-merge How-To] for details). - INCOMPATIBLE OPTIONS -------------------- |