Rebase and Pray

Phrase · Slang & Abbreviations

Definitions

  1. A joking phrase for rebasing a complex branch with low confidence and hoping the resulting history still behaves correctly. It usually implies hidden conflicts or semantic breakage the merge tool cannot detect.

    In plain English: Rebase a complicated branch and hope nothing subtle breaks.

    Example: "This feature branch is so old that the only remaining strategy is rebase and pray."

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