Thanks Hilco, git pull --rebase origin master gave me the desire results. Thanks I am still wondering why git rebase origin master did not. I was thinking that this command would rebase the cloned repository I was in and rebase it to the master of the origin. in my scenario what would git rebase origin master be doing? Again thanks -- View this message in context: http://git.661346.n2.nabble.com/Git-rebase-basics-tp7561468p7561538.html Sent from the git mailing list archive at Nabble.com. -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe git" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html