Rebase

Definitions

1. A Git operation (git rebase) that replays the commits from one branch onto a new base commit, rewriting commit hashes to produce a linear history. Interactive rebase (git rebase -i) additionally allows squashing, reordering, editing, or dropping commits before they are reapplied.

   In plain English: Moving your branch's changes so they sit on top of the latest code, as if you started your work from the current version instead of an older one.

   Example: "Rebase your feature branch onto main before opening the PR — we want a clean linear history, not a merge commit."

Related Terms

• Feature Branch
• Trunk-Based Development
• Git Stash
• Git Rebase
• Repo
• Repository
• Revision
• Source Control
• Unified Diff
• Cherry-Pick
• PR Merge Strategy
• Squash Merge
• Branch Strategy
• Commit Hash
• Commit History
• Version Control Standard