Signed-off-by: Alex Henrie <alexhenrie24@xxxxxxxxx> --- Documentation/git-rebase.txt | 4 +++- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/Documentation/git-rebase.txt b/Documentation/git-rebase.txt index 9a295bcee4..c98784a0d2 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-rebase.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-rebase.txt @@ -529,13 +529,15 @@ See also INCOMPATIBLE OPTIONS below. -r:: --rebase-merges[=(rebase-cousins|no-rebase-cousins)]:: +--no-rebase-merges:: By default, a rebase will simply drop merge commits from the todo list, and put the rebased commits into a single, linear branch. With `--rebase-merges`, the rebase will instead try to preserve the branching structure within the commits that are to be rebased, by recreating the merge commits. Any resolved merge conflicts or manual amendments in these merge commits will have to be - resolved/re-applied manually. + resolved/re-applied manually. `--no-rebase-merges` can be used to + countermand a previous `--rebase-merges`. + By default, or when `no-rebase-cousins` was specified, commits which do not have `<upstream>` as direct ancestor will keep their original branch point, -- 2.39.2
