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diff --git a/Documentation/git-rebase.txt b/Documentation/git-rebase.txt index 2753f74701..754230e462 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-rebase.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-rebase.txt @@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ SYNOPSIS DESCRIPTION ----------- -If <branch> is specified, git-rebase will perform an automatic +If <branch> is specified, `git-rebase` will perform an automatic `git checkout <branch>` before doing anything else. Otherwise it remains on the current branch. @@ -167,8 +167,8 @@ This is useful if F and G were flawed in some way, or should not be part of topicA. Note that the argument to --onto and the <upstream> parameter can be any valid commit-ish. -In case of conflict, git-rebase will stop at the first problematic commit -and leave conflict markers in the tree. You can use git-diff to locate +In case of conflict, `git-rebase` will stop at the first problematic commit +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 @@ -184,7 +184,7 @@ desired resolution, you can continue the rebasing process with git rebase --continue -Alternatively, you can undo the git-rebase with +Alternatively, you can undo the `git-rebase` with git rebase --abort @@ -364,34 +364,34 @@ SPLITTING COMMITS ----------------- In interactive mode, you can mark commits with the action "edit". However, -this does not necessarily mean that 'git-rebase' expects the result of this +this does not necessarily mean that `git-rebase` expects the result of this edit to be exactly one commit. Indeed, you can undo the commit, or you can add other commits. This can be used to split a commit into two: -- Start an interactive rebase with 'git rebase -i <commit>^', where +- Start an interactive rebase with `git rebase -i <commit>^`, where <commit> is the commit you want to split. In fact, any commit range will do, as long as it contains that commit. - Mark the commit you want to split with the action "edit". -- When it comes to editing that commit, execute 'git reset HEAD^'. The +- When it comes to editing that commit, execute `git reset HEAD^`. The effect is that the HEAD is rewound by one, and the index follows suit. However, the working tree stays the same. - Now add the changes to the index that you want to have in the first - commit. You can use linkgit:git-add[1] (possibly interactively) and/or - linkgit:git-gui[1] to do that. + commit. You can use `git add` (possibly interactively) or + `git-gui` (or both) to do that. - Commit the now-current index with whatever commit message is appropriate now. - Repeat the last two steps until your working tree is clean. -- Continue the rebase with 'git rebase --continue'. +- Continue the rebase with `git rebase --continue`. If you are not absolutely sure that the intermediate revisions are consistent (they compile, pass the testsuite, etc.) you should use -linkgit:git-stash[1] to stash away the not-yet-committed changes +`git-stash` to stash away the not-yet-committed changes after each commit, test, and amend the commit if fixes are necessary. |