{"id":19687,"date":"2020-07-24T16:02:27","date_gmt":"2020-07-24T23:02:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/careerkarma.com\/blog\/?p=19687"},"modified":"2023-12-01T03:56:04","modified_gmt":"2023-12-01T11:56:04","slug":"git-rebase","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/careerkarma.com\/blog\/git-rebase\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Use the git rebase Command"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

One of the beauties of Git is that it allows you to keep an accurate record of how a codebase has evolved. This makes it easy to see what changes have been made to a repository, when they were made, and who made those changes.
<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The git rebase command is a useful tool that allows you to move changes from one branch to another. It also allows you to rewrite the history of a Git repository<\/a>.
<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In this guide, we\u2019re going to talk about what git rebase is and how it works. We\u2019ll walk through a few examples to help you get started using the git rebase command. Let\u2019s begin!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What is a Rebase?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

A rebase is what you do when you combine a commit or series of commits<\/a> to a new commit. It is similar to merging in that it moves changes from one branch to another.
<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rebasing allows you to rewrite the history of a Git repository. When you run a rebase operation, it merges the entire history of two branches into one. This will create brand new commits for each commit in another branch inside the branch you are rebasing.
<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rebasing is just like changing the base of a branch from one commit to another. This will change your repository\u2019s history to make it look like you created a branch from another commit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When is git rebase Used?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The rebase command is used to maintain the integrity of a project\u2019s history.
<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Consider the following scenario: You have created a new branch to work on a set of features for the next release on a project. Changes have been made to the master branch that you want to incorporate into your code.
<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You don\u2019t want to merge your branches because your code is not ready. Instead, you want to copy the history of the master branch to your branch. This will ensure your branch reflects all the history the master branch has accrued.
<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This is beneficial because it will maintain the history of your project. Developers will be able to easily see how your changes have affected the development of a project.
<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rebasing is most commonly used to integrate changes from upstream into a local repository.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How to Rebase a Git Branch<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

We have a remote repository called git-rebase. On our local machine, we have an outdated copy of this repository. It has changed a number of times since we last pulled it. We also have a branch called \u201cdev\u201d on our local machine which was based on the master branch.
<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To keep the history of our repository clean, we are going to rebase our \u201cdev\u201d branch.
<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Let\u2019s start by pulling all changes from the remote version of the repository using git pull<\/a>:
<\/p>\n\n\n\n

git pull
<\/code><\/p>\n\n\n\n

This will update our local copy to include the latest changes from the remote branch. Next, we are going to navigate to our \u201cdev\u201d branch using git checkout<\/a>:
<\/p>\n\n\n\n

git checkout -b dev
<\/code><\/p>\n\n\n\n

We are now viewing the \u201cdev\u201d branch. We have made a number of changes to this branch. We now want to incorporate the commits from the \u201cmaster\u201d branch into our branch. Let\u2019s run git rebase:
<\/p>\n\n\n\n

git rebase master
<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This will merge the history of the \u201cmaster\u201d branch onto our \u201cdev\u201d branch. You can use the rebase command with any base commit reference. This could be a branch like we used above, a tag, or a reference to a particular commit.
<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When you are rebasing a repository, you\u2019ll probably want to do it using the -i flag. This opens up an interactive editor with a list of all the commits which are going to be changed:
<\/p>\n\n\n\n

git rebase -i master
<\/code><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The -i flag starts an interactive rebase on the rebased branch. This command returns:
<\/p>\n\n\n\n

pick 903e776 docs: Update README.md<\/code><\/p>\n\n\n\n

pick c274a37 feat: Change environment variable in app.py
<\/code><\/p>\n\n\n\n

This list will help you understand exactly how your repository will appear after a rebase operation has been completed. You can modify this file using the instructions provided in the editor so that your new history reflects all the changes you want to incorporate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Considerations When Using Rebase<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

You should never use rebase to rewrite public history. The purpose of the rebase command is to help you maintain the history of a project across different branches. If you use rebase on a public repository, it will replace old commits. This may cause some parts of your project history, including the references of the people who made changes, to disappear.
<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The git rebase command can result in merge conflicts. This can happen if you are working on a branch that has not been merged with the master branch in a long time. You should ideally use rebase to merge the histories of two branches when there are only a few changes to make. The longer you wait to rebase, the higher the chance of a merge conflict.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Git Rebase vs. Git Merge<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Both git rebase and git merge<\/a> have their ideal use cases.
<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The git merge command is best used if you want to merge a branch into another branch. The merge command creates a merge commit which ties together the histories of the projects.
<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The rebase command is best used if you need to rewrite the history of a project. Rebase will create new commits for each commit in the master branch. This will ensure that the final version of your repository contains all the history from both branches.
<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You should use the git merge command if you are making changes to a public repository. This is because the git merge command does not rewrite history. It maintains a record that is forward-looking.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Conclusion<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The git rebase command is used to merge the history of two branches on a repository.
<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It is often used to integrate changes from one branch onto another branch. You should only use the git rebase command locally; it should not be used on a public repository.
<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Now you\u2019re ready to start rebasing your Git repositories like an expert!
<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"One of the beauties of Git is that it allows you to keep an accurate record of how a codebase has evolved. This makes it easy to see what changes have been made to a repository, when they were made, and who made those changes. The git rebase command is a useful tool that allows…","protected":false},"author":240,"featured_media":18039,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[17286],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-19687","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-git"},"acf":{"post_sub_title":"","sprint_id":"","query_class":"Git","school_sft":"","parent_sft":"","school_privacy_policy":"","has_review":null,"is_sponser_post":"","is_guest_post":""},"yoast_head":"\nHow to Use the git rebase Command | Career Karma<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The git rebase command combines two series of commits into a single base commit. On Career Karma, learn how to use the git rebase command.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/careerkarma.com\/blog\/git-rebase\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"How to Use the git rebase Command\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The git rebase command combines two series of commits into a single base commit. On Career Karma, learn how to use the git rebase command.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/careerkarma.com\/blog\/git-rebase\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Career Karma\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"http:\/\/facebook.com\/careerkarmaapp\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2020-07-24T23:02:27+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2023-12-01T11:56:04+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/careerkarma.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/arnold-francisca-f77Bh3inUpE-unsplash.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1020\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"680\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"James Gallagher\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@career_karma\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@career_karma\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"James Gallagher\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"5 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/careerkarma.com\\\/blog\\\/git-rebase\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/careerkarma.com\\\/blog\\\/git-rebase\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"James Gallagher\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/careerkarma.com\\\/blog\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/e79364792443fbff794a144c67ec8e94\"},\"headline\":\"How to Use the git rebase Command\",\"datePublished\":\"2020-07-24T23:02:27+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2023-12-01T11:56:04+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/careerkarma.com\\\/blog\\\/git-rebase\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":992,\"commentCount\":0,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/careerkarma.com\\\/blog\\\/git-rebase\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/careerkarma.com\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2020\\\/06\\\/arnold-francisca-f77Bh3inUpE-unsplash.jpg\",\"articleSection\":[\"Git\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/careerkarma.com\\\/blog\\\/git-rebase\\\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/careerkarma.com\\\/blog\\\/git-rebase\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/careerkarma.com\\\/blog\\\/git-rebase\\\/\",\"name\":\"How to Use the git rebase Command | Career Karma\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/careerkarma.com\\\/blog\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/careerkarma.com\\\/blog\\\/git-rebase\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/careerkarma.com\\\/blog\\\/git-rebase\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/careerkarma.com\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2020\\\/06\\\/arnold-francisca-f77Bh3inUpE-unsplash.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2020-07-24T23:02:27+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2023-12-01T11:56:04+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/careerkarma.com\\\/blog\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/e79364792443fbff794a144c67ec8e94\"},\"description\":\"The git rebase command combines two series of commits into a single base commit. On Career Karma, learn how to use the git rebase command.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/careerkarma.com\\\/blog\\\/git-rebase\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/careerkarma.com\\\/blog\\\/git-rebase\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/careerkarma.com\\\/blog\\\/git-rebase\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/careerkarma.com\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2020\\\/06\\\/arnold-francisca-f77Bh3inUpE-unsplash.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/careerkarma.com\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2020\\\/06\\\/arnold-francisca-f77Bh3inUpE-unsplash.jpg\",\"width\":1020,\"height\":680},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/careerkarma.com\\\/blog\\\/git-rebase\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Blog\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/careerkarma.com\\\/blog\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Git\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/careerkarma.com\\\/blog\\\/git\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":3,\"name\":\"How to Use the git rebase Command\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/careerkarma.com\\\/blog\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/careerkarma.com\\\/blog\\\/\",\"name\":\"Career Karma\",\"description\":\"Latest Coding Bootcamp News & Career Hacks from Industry Insiders\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/careerkarma.com\\\/blog\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/careerkarma.com\\\/blog\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/e79364792443fbff794a144c67ec8e94\",\"name\":\"James Gallagher\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/careerkarma.com\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2020\\\/01\\\/james-gallagher-150x150.jpg\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/careerkarma.com\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2020\\\/01\\\/james-gallagher-150x150.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/careerkarma.com\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2020\\\/01\\\/james-gallagher-150x150.jpg\",\"caption\":\"James Gallagher\"},\"description\":\"James Gallagher is a self-taught programmer and the technical content manager at Career Karma. He has experience in range of programming languages and extensive expertise in Python, HTML, CSS, and JavaScript. James has written hundreds of programming tutorials, and he frequently contributes to publications like Codecademy, Treehouse, Repl.it, Afrotech, and others.\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/careerkarma.com\\\/blog\\\/author\\\/jamesgallagher\\\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"How to Use the git rebase Command | Career Karma","description":"The git rebase command combines two series of commits into a single base commit. On Career Karma, learn how to use the git rebase command.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/careerkarma.com\/blog\/git-rebase\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"How to Use the git rebase Command","og_description":"The git rebase command combines two series of commits into a single base commit. On Career Karma, learn how to use the git rebase command.","og_url":"https:\/\/careerkarma.com\/blog\/git-rebase\/","og_site_name":"Career Karma","article_publisher":"http:\/\/facebook.com\/careerkarmaapp","article_published_time":"2020-07-24T23:02:27+00:00","article_modified_time":"2023-12-01T11:56:04+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1020,"height":680,"url":"https:\/\/careerkarma.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/arnold-francisca-f77Bh3inUpE-unsplash.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"James Gallagher","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_creator":"@career_karma","twitter_site":"@career_karma","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"James Gallagher","Est. reading time":"5 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/careerkarma.com\/blog\/git-rebase\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/careerkarma.com\/blog\/git-rebase\/"},"author":{"name":"James Gallagher","@id":"https:\/\/careerkarma.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/e79364792443fbff794a144c67ec8e94"},"headline":"How to Use the git rebase Command","datePublished":"2020-07-24T23:02:27+00:00","dateModified":"2023-12-01T11:56:04+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/careerkarma.com\/blog\/git-rebase\/"},"wordCount":992,"commentCount":0,"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/careerkarma.com\/blog\/git-rebase\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/careerkarma.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/arnold-francisca-f77Bh3inUpE-unsplash.jpg","articleSection":["Git"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/careerkarma.com\/blog\/git-rebase\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/careerkarma.com\/blog\/git-rebase\/","url":"https:\/\/careerkarma.com\/blog\/git-rebase\/","name":"How to Use the git rebase Command | Career Karma","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/careerkarma.com\/blog\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/careerkarma.com\/blog\/git-rebase\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/careerkarma.com\/blog\/git-rebase\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/careerkarma.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/arnold-francisca-f77Bh3inUpE-unsplash.jpg","datePublished":"2020-07-24T23:02:27+00:00","dateModified":"2023-12-01T11:56:04+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/careerkarma.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/e79364792443fbff794a144c67ec8e94"},"description":"The git rebase command combines two series of commits into a single base commit. On Career Karma, learn how to use the git rebase command.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/careerkarma.com\/blog\/git-rebase\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/careerkarma.com\/blog\/git-rebase\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/careerkarma.com\/blog\/git-rebase\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/careerkarma.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/arnold-francisca-f77Bh3inUpE-unsplash.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/careerkarma.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/arnold-francisca-f77Bh3inUpE-unsplash.jpg","width":1020,"height":680},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/careerkarma.com\/blog\/git-rebase\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Blog","item":"https:\/\/careerkarma.com\/blog\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Git","item":"https:\/\/careerkarma.com\/blog\/git\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"How to Use the git rebase Command"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/careerkarma.com\/blog\/#website","url":"https:\/\/careerkarma.com\/blog\/","name":"Career Karma","description":"Latest Coding Bootcamp News & Career Hacks from Industry Insiders","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/careerkarma.com\/blog\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/careerkarma.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/e79364792443fbff794a144c67ec8e94","name":"James Gallagher","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/careerkarma.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/james-gallagher-150x150.jpg","url":"https:\/\/careerkarma.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/james-gallagher-150x150.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/careerkarma.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/james-gallagher-150x150.jpg","caption":"James Gallagher"},"description":"James Gallagher is a self-taught programmer and the technical content manager at Career Karma. He has experience in range of programming languages and extensive expertise in Python, HTML, CSS, and JavaScript. James has written hundreds of programming tutorials, and he frequently contributes to publications like Codecademy, Treehouse, Repl.it, Afrotech, and others.","url":"https:\/\/careerkarma.com\/blog\/author\/jamesgallagher\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/careerkarma.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19687","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/careerkarma.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/careerkarma.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/careerkarma.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/240"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/careerkarma.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=19687"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/careerkarma.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19687\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/careerkarma.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/18039"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/careerkarma.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=19687"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/careerkarma.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=19687"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/careerkarma.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=19687"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}