From: Alejandro Colomar <alx@kernel.org>
To: phillip.wood@dunelm.org.uk
Cc: Patrick Steinhardt <ps@pks.im>,
git@vger.kernel.org, Nico Williams <nico@cryptonector.com>
Subject: Re: git-rebase-walk
Date: Fri, 9 Oct 2026 00:05:40 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <asgRKoeuFyFoAp6Q@debian> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <792f4d41-bd60-4fae-a426-bd70cbad996c@gmail.com>
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Hi Philipp,
> Date: 2026-10-06 15:01:29+0100
> From: Phillip Wood <phillip.wood123@gmail.com>
>
> Hi Alejandro
>
> On 05/10/2026 14:37, Alejandro Colomar wrote:
> > > Date: 2026-10-05 15:28:28+0200
> > > From: Alejandro Colomar <alx@kernel.org>
> > > > Date: 2026-10-04 11:03:39+0100
> > > > From: Phillip Wood <phillip.wood123@gmail.com>
> > > >
> > > > I agree that would be the best way forward. Adding an "--incremental", or
> > > > "--progressive" option to rebase would be useful I think. For ease of use, I
> > > > have a strong preference for an implementation where "rebase --continue"
> > > > handles rebasing onto progressively more recent bases, rather than the multi
> > > > shot approach where the user has to run "git rebase --incremental" multiple
> > > > times. Having a multi-shot approach makes it much less clear when we've
> > > > successfully rebased onto the desired base.
> > >
> > > For rebasing a single branch, having --continue do what you suggest
> > > wouldn't be too problematic.
> > >
> > > However, for when rebasing a tree of branches, I really need a
> > > multi-shot operation, since I want to advance branches in a very
> > > specific order.
> > >
> > > Below is a shell session performing such a rebase, which hopefully shows
> > > why I need this to be multi-shot.
>
> To me it shows that we need to improve "git rebase --update-refs" so that it
> can rebase a tree of branches automatically. Doing it manually is labor
> intensive and error-prone (your example output shows it is easy to forget
> when you're meant to be resolving a conflict instead aborting the rebase and
> checking out another branch). In the example below
>
> git rebase --update-refs --rebase-merges main B
>
> will rebase A and B, but we don't have a way of including C.
> > > On the simpler case of a single branch, I'd still prefer a multi-shot
> > > approach where --continue only advances one rebase operation, because at
> > > the end of it I want to stop, and check git-range-diff(1) to make sure
> > > it all makes sense.
>
> Perhaps we could insert "break" commands after each branch is rebased so the
> user can check the range-diff.
I've done something different:
I've implemented --abort/--continue/--quit in git-bisect-rebase, which
do something different than in git-rebase(1).
'git bisect-rebase --abort' returns to the original HEAD, and cleans up
any temporary stuff. It can be run at any time.
'git bisect-rebase --continue' restarts the whole bisect-rebase process.
The current (conflicting) rebase must be resolved before (or it fails,
and prints an error message).
'git bisect-rebase --quit' exist the bisect-rebase session, without
moving the HEAD nor the branch from their last position. I can use this
to quit a bisect-rebase operation with one branch right before solving
a conflict, then move all descentands into it, then come back to moving
the original branch.
So, the usual algorithm for moving a tree would be:
$ git bisect-rebase master A;
$ git rebase --abort;
$ git bisect-rebase --quit;
$ git bisect-rebase A B;
## ... until success
$ git bisect-rebase A C;
## ... until success
$ git tag tmpA;
$ git bisect-rebase master A;
## resolve conflicts here
$ git rebase --continue;
$ git bisect-rebase --quit;
$ git rebase --onto A tmpA B;
$ git rebase --onto A tmpA B;
$ git tag -d tmpA;
## ... rinse and repeat (goto first command, until no conflicts)
And the algorithm for moving a single branch would be simpler:
$ git bisect-rebase master X;
## resolve conflicts here
$ git rebase --continue;
$ git bisect-rebase --continue;
## ... rinse and repeat (goto first command, until no conflicts)
I've been trying both, and they both seem nice.
Have a lovely night!
Alex
>
> Thanks
>
> Phillip
>
>
> > > I've indented the output of commands, so that they are easier to
> > > distinguish.
> > >
> > > alx@debian:~/tmp/brebase$ git log --all --graph --oneline
> > > * G ada8aff4f08a (r/B, B) foo j
> > > * G d6163efdc2db bar i
> > > | * G 450f3a7f4f25 (r/HEAD, r/C, C) bar l
> > > | * G f7309b21ebfa bar k
> > > |/
> > > * G e949e24ba457 (HEAD -> A, r/A) bar h
> > > * G 607b450498be bar g
> > > |\
> > > | * G b787bcd373d9 bar e
> > > * | G c496b325576f baz f
> > > |/
> > > | * G dfd9156d099a (r/main, main) foo d
> > > | * G 4940c7d739be bar c
> > > | * G cebc8fde25bb foo b
> > > |/
> > > * G 1dcb901ebf60 foo a
> > > alx@debian:~/tmp/brebase$ git brebase --rebase-merges main
> > > Rebase: conflict
> > > Bisecting: 0 revisions left to test after this (roughly 1 step)
> > > [4940c7d739be44c0ca32c1d610b85fd5650e1528] bar c
> > > running '.git/bisect-rebase/git-bisect-run-callback'
> > > Rebase: conflict
> > > Bisecting: 0 revisions left to test after this (roughly 0 steps)
> > > [cebc8fde25bbe16c0f5f48e39642b3551f4f56e6] foo b
> > > running '.git/bisect-rebase/git-bisect-run-callback'
> > > Rebase: success
> > > 4940c7d739be44c0ca32c1d610b85fd5650e1528 is the first 'bad' commit
> > > commit 4940c7d739be44c0ca32c1d610b85fd5650e1528
> > > Author: Alejandro Colomar <alx@kernel.org>
> > > Date: 2026-10-05 14:42:32 +0200
> > >
> > > bar c
> > >
> > > bar | 1 +
> > > 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)
> > > create mode 100644 bar
> > > bisect found first 'bad' commit
> > > Auto-merging bar
> > > CONFLICT (add/add): Merge conflict in bar
> > > error: could not apply 899eeb5c4e32... bar e
> > > hint: Resolve all conflicts manually, mark them as resolved with
> > > hint: "git add/rm <conflicted_files>", then run "git rebase --continue".
> > > hint: You can instead skip this commit: run "git rebase --skip".
> > > hint: To abort and get back to the state before "git rebase", run "git rebase --abort".
> > > hint: Disable this message with "git config set advice.mergeConflict false"
> > > Could not apply 899eeb5c4e32... # bar e
> > > alx@debian:~/tmp/brebase$ git rebase --abort
> > > alx@debian:~/tmp/brebase$ git log --all --graph --oneline
> > > * 655c38e3cee8 (HEAD -> A) bar h
> > > * 1ababced193d bar g
> > > |\
> > > | * 899eeb5c4e32 bar e
> > > * | 761c9dbcfa5b baz f
> > > |/
> > > | * ada8aff4f08a (r/B, B) foo j
> > > | * d6163efdc2db bar i
> > > | | * 450f3a7f4f25 (r/HEAD, r/C, C) bar l
> > > | | * f7309b21ebfa bar k
> > > | |/
> > > | * e949e24ba457 (r/A) bar h
> > > | * 607b450498be bar g
> > > | |\
> > > | | * b787bcd373d9 bar e
> > > | * | c496b325576f baz f
> > > | |/
> > > | | * dfd9156d099a (r/main, main) foo d
> > > | | * 4940c7d739be bar c
> > > | |/
> > > |/|
> > > * | cebc8fde25bb foo b
> > > |/
> > > * 1dcb901ebf60 foo a
> > > alx@debian:~/tmp/brebase$ git switch B
> > > Switched to branch 'B'
> > > Your branch is up to date with 'r/B'.
> > > alx@debian:~/tmp/brebase$ git brebase A
> > > Rebase: conflict
> > > Bisecting: 2 revisions left to test after this (roughly 1 step)
> > > [899eeb5c4e32397f0fe138c5b9f486d4682939cb] bar e
> > > running '.git/bisect-rebase/git-bisect-run-callback'
> > > Rebase: conflict
> > > Bisecting: 0 revisions left to test after this (roughly 0 steps)
> > > [cebc8fde25bbe16c0f5f48e39642b3551f4f56e6] foo b
> > > running '.git/bisect-rebase/git-bisect-run-callback'
> > > Rebase: conflict
> > > cebc8fde25bbe16c0f5f48e39642b3551f4f56e6 is the first 'bad' commit
> > > commit cebc8fde25bbe16c0f5f48e39642b3551f4f56e6
> > > Author: Alejandro Colomar <alx@kernel.org>
> > > Date: 2026-10-05 14:42:04 +0200
> > >
> > > foo b
> > >
> > > foo | 2 +-
> > > 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
> > > bisect found first 'bad' commit
> > > Auto-merging foo
> > > CONFLICT (content): Merge conflict in foo
> > > error: could not apply ada8aff4f08a... foo j
> > > hint: Resolve all conflicts manually, mark them as resolved with
> > > hint: "git add/rm <conflicted_files>", then run "git rebase --continue".
> > > hint: You can instead skip this commit: run "git rebase --skip".
> > > hint: To abort and get back to the state before "git rebase", run "git rebase --abort".
> > > hint: Disable this message with "git config set advice.mergeConflict false"
> > > Could not apply ada8aff4f08a... # foo j
> > > alx@debian:~/tmp/brebase$ echo j >foo
> > > alx@debian:~/tmp/brebase$ git add foo
> > > alx@debian:~/tmp/brebase$ git rebase --continue
> > > [detached HEAD 2e0b72e7440a] foo j
> > > 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
> > > Successfully rebased and updated refs/heads/B.
> > > alx@debian:~/tmp/brebase$ git log --all --graph --oneline
> > > * 2e0b72e7440a (HEAD -> B) foo j
> > > * a1c6c1fb7ca2 bar i
> > > * d8fa6c4da463 bar h
> > > * bef9f1c4da4d bar e
> > > * 0bac26895b94 baz f
> > > | * 655c38e3cee8 (A) bar h
> > > | * 1ababced193d bar g
> > > | |\
> > > | | * 899eeb5c4e32 bar e
> > > | |/
> > > |/|
> > > | * 761c9dbcfa5b baz f
> > > |/
> > > | * ada8aff4f08a (r/B) foo j
> > > | * d6163efdc2db bar i
> > > | | * 450f3a7f4f25 (r/HEAD, r/C, C) bar l
> > > | | * f7309b21ebfa bar k
> > > | |/
> > > | * e949e24ba457 (r/A) bar h
> > > | * 607b450498be bar g
> > > | |\
> > > | | * b787bcd373d9 bar e
> > > | * | c496b325576f baz f
> > > | |/
> > > | | * dfd9156d099a (r/main, main) foo d
> > > | | * 4940c7d739be bar c
> > > | |/
> > > |/|
> > > * | cebc8fde25bb foo b
> > > |/
> > > * 1dcb901ebf60 foo a
> > > alx@debian:~/tmp/brebase$ git brebase A
> > > Rebase: success
> > > alx@debian:~/tmp/brebase$ git log --all --graph --oneline
> > > * 5ff93a00f9f2 (HEAD -> B) foo j
> > > * 01522206a7bc bar i
> > > * 655c38e3cee8 (A) bar h
> > > * 1ababced193d bar g
> > > |\
> > > | * 899eeb5c4e32 bar e
> > > * | 761c9dbcfa5b baz f
> > > |/
> > > | * ada8aff4f08a (r/B) foo j
> > > | * d6163efdc2db bar i
> > > | | * 450f3a7f4f25 (r/HEAD, r/C, C) bar l
> > > | | * f7309b21ebfa bar k
> > > | |/
> > > | * e949e24ba457 (r/A) bar h
> > > | * 607b450498be bar g
> > > | |\
> > > | | * b787bcd373d9 bar e
> > > | * | c496b325576f baz f
> > > | |/
> > > | | * dfd9156d099a (r/main, main) foo d
> > > | | * 4940c7d739be bar c
> > > | |/
> > > |/|
> > > * | cebc8fde25bb foo b
> > > |/
> > > * 1dcb901ebf60 foo a
> > > alx@debian:~/tmp/brebase$ git switch C
> > > Switched to branch 'C'
> > > alx@debian:~/tmp/brebase$ git brebase A
> > > Rebase: success
> > > alx@debian:~/tmp/brebase$ git log --all --graph --oneline
> > > * 06d462903420 (HEAD -> C) bar l
> > > * 20f0a887b83b bar k
> > > | * 5ff93a00f9f2 (B) foo j
> > > | * 01522206a7bc bar i
> > > |/
> > > * 655c38e3cee8 (A) bar h
> > > * 1ababced193d bar g
> > > |\
> > > | * 899eeb5c4e32 bar e
> > > * | 761c9dbcfa5b baz f
> > > |/
> > > | * ada8aff4f08a (r/B) foo j
> > > | * d6163efdc2db bar i
> > > | | * 450f3a7f4f25 (r/HEAD, r/C) bar l
> > > | | * f7309b21ebfa bar k
> > > | |/
> > > | * e949e24ba457 (r/A) bar h
> > > | * 607b450498be bar g
> > > | |\
> > > | | * b787bcd373d9 bar e
> > > | * | c496b325576f baz f
> > > | |/
> > > | | * dfd9156d099a (r/main, main) foo d
> > > | | * 4940c7d739be bar c
> > > | |/
> > > |/|
> > > * | cebc8fde25bb foo b
> > > |/
> > > * 1dcb901ebf60 foo a
> > > alx@debian:~/tmp/brebase$ git switch A
> > > Switched to branch 'A'
> > > alx@debian:~/tmp/brebase$ git brebase --rebase-merges main
> > > Rebase: conflict
> > > Bisecting: 0 revisions left to test after this (roughly 0 steps)
> > > [4940c7d739be44c0ca32c1d610b85fd5650e1528] bar c
> > > running '.git/bisect-rebase/git-bisect-run-callback'
> > > Rebase: conflict
> > > 4940c7d739be44c0ca32c1d610b85fd5650e1528 is the first 'bad' commit
> > > commit 4940c7d739be44c0ca32c1d610b85fd5650e1528
> > > Author: Alejandro Colomar <alx@kernel.org>
> > > Date: 2026-10-05 14:42:32 +0200
> > >
> > > bar c
> > >
> > > bar | 1 +
> > > 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)
> > > create mode 100644 bar
> > > bisect found first 'bad' commit
> > > Auto-merging bar
> > > CONFLICT (add/add): Merge conflict in bar
> > > error: could not apply 899eeb5c4e32... bar e
> > > hint: Resolve all conflicts manually, mark them as resolved with
> > > hint: "git add/rm <conflicted_files>", then run "git rebase --continue".
> > > hint: You can instead skip this commit: run "git rebase --skip".
> > > hint: To abort and get back to the state before "git rebase", run "git rebase --abort".
> > > hint: Disable this message with "git config set advice.mergeConflict false"
> > > Could not apply 899eeb5c4e32... # bar e
> > > alx@debian:~/tmp/brebase$ echo e >bar
> > > alx@debian:~/tmp/brebase$ git add bar
> > > alx@debian:~/tmp/brebase$ git rebase --continue
> > > [detached HEAD 2a4fa7fe2f44] bar e
> > > 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
> > > Successfully rebased and updated refs/heads/A.
> > > alx@debian:~/tmp/brebase$ git log --all --graph --oneline
> > > * 0954f3d9b9e1 (HEAD -> A) bar h
> > > * 4f09c21bf2ca bar g
> > > |\
> > > | * 2a4fa7fe2f44 bar e
> > > * | e42246e75159 baz f
> > > |/
> > > | * 06d462903420 (C) bar l
> > > | * 20f0a887b83b bar k
> > > | | * 5ff93a00f9f2 (B) foo j
> > > | | * 01522206a7bc bar i
> > > | |/
> > > | * 655c38e3cee8 bar h
> > > | * 1ababced193d bar g
> > > | |\
> > > | | * 899eeb5c4e32 bar e
> > > | * | 761c9dbcfa5b baz f
> > > | |/
> > > | | * ada8aff4f08a (r/B) foo j
> > > | | * d6163efdc2db bar i
> > > | | | * 450f3a7f4f25 (r/HEAD, r/C) bar l
> > > | | | * f7309b21ebfa bar k
> > > | | |/
> > > | | * e949e24ba457 (r/A) bar h
> > > | | * 607b450498be bar g
> > > | | |\
> > > | | | * b787bcd373d9 bar e
> > > | | * | c496b325576f baz f
> > > | | |/
> > > | | | * dfd9156d099a (r/main, main) foo d
> > > | |_|/
> > > |/| |
> > > * | | 4940c7d739be bar c
> > > |/ /
> > > * / cebc8fde25bb foo b
> > > |/
> > > * 1dcb901ebf60 foo a
> > > alx@debian:~/tmp/brebase$ git rebase --onto A 655c38e3cee8 B
> > > Successfully rebased and updated refs/heads/B.
> > > alx@debian:~/tmp/brebase$ git rebase --onto A 655c38e3cee8 C
> > > Successfully rebased and updated refs/heads/C.
> > > alx@debian:~/tmp/brebase$ git log --all --graph --oneline
> > > * 4a4ba76f55a4 (HEAD -> C) bar l
> > > * 86350e1490f3 bar k
> > > | * 4b6b40b14255 (B) foo j
> > > | * ba5a233ee4bc bar i
> > > |/
> > > * 0954f3d9b9e1 (A) bar h
> > > * 4f09c21bf2ca bar g
> > > |\
> > > | * 2a4fa7fe2f44 bar e
> > > * | e42246e75159 baz f
> > > |/
> > > | * ada8aff4f08a (r/B) foo j
> > > | * d6163efdc2db bar i
> > > | | * 450f3a7f4f25 (r/HEAD, r/C) bar l
> > > | | * f7309b21ebfa bar k
> > > | |/
> > > | * e949e24ba457 (r/A) bar h
> > > | * 607b450498be bar g
> > > | |\
> > > | | * b787bcd373d9 bar e
> > > | * | c496b325576f baz f
> > > | |/
> > > | | * dfd9156d099a (r/main, main) foo d
> > > | |/
> > > |/|
> > > * | 4940c7d739be bar c
> > > * | cebc8fde25bb foo b
> > > |/
> > > * 1dcb901ebf60 foo a
> > > alx@debian:~/tmp/brebase$ git switch A
> > > Switched to branch 'A'
> > > alx@debian:~/tmp/brebase$ git brebase --rebase-merges main
> > > Rebase: success
> > > alx@debian:~/tmp/brebase$ git log --all --graph --oneline
> > > * 30e2d96b3da5 (HEAD -> A) bar h
> > > * 01702a5b5d6b bar g
> > > |\
> > > | * c961883d543a bar e
> > > * | e17aadb725c4 baz f
> > > |/
> > > * dfd9156d099a (r/main, main) foo d
> > > | * 4a4ba76f55a4 (C) bar l
> > > | * 86350e1490f3 bar k
> > > | | * 4b6b40b14255 (B) foo j
> > > | | * ba5a233ee4bc bar i
> > > | |/
> > > | * 0954f3d9b9e1 bar h
> > > | * 4f09c21bf2ca bar g
> > > | |\
> > > | | * 2a4fa7fe2f44 bar e
> > > | |/
> > > |/|
> > > | * e42246e75159 baz f
> > > |/
> > > * 4940c7d739be bar c
> > > * cebc8fde25bb foo b
> > > | * ada8aff4f08a (r/B) foo j
> > > | * d6163efdc2db bar i
> > > | | * 450f3a7f4f25 (r/HEAD, r/C) bar l
> > > | | * f7309b21ebfa bar k
> > > | |/
> > > | * e949e24ba457 (r/A) bar h
> > > | * 607b450498be bar g
> > > | |\
> > > | | * b787bcd373d9 bar e
> > > | |/
> > > |/|
> > > | * c496b325576f baz f
> > > |/
> > > * 1dcb901ebf60 foo a
> > > alx@debian:~/tmp/brebase$ git rebase --onto A 0954f3d9b9e1 C
> > > Successfully rebased and updated refs/heads/C.
> > > alx@debian:~/tmp/brebase$ git rebase --onto A 0954f3d9b9e1 B
> > > Auto-merging foo
> > > CONFLICT (content): Merge conflict in foo
> > > error: could not apply 4b6b40b14255... foo j
> > > hint: Resolve all conflicts manually, mark them as resolved with
> > > hint: "git add/rm <conflicted_files>", then run "git rebase --continue".
> > > hint: You can instead skip this commit: run "git rebase --skip".
> > > hint: To abort and get back to the state before "git rebase", run "git rebase --abort".
> > > hint: Disable this message with "git config set advice.mergeConflict false"
> > > Could not apply 4b6b40b14255... # foo j
> > > alx@debian:~/tmp/brebase$ git rebase --abort
> >
> > Oh, this was a mistake; I should have resolved the conflict here
> > instead of using brebase below. (brebase produced the same exact
> > conflict). :)
> >
> >
> > Cheers,
> > Alex
> >
> > > alx@debian:~/tmp/brebase$ git switch B
> > > Already on 'B'
> > > Your branch and 'r/B' have diverged,
> > > and have 8 and 6 different commits each, respectively.
> > > (use "git pull" if you want to integrate the remote branch with yours)
> > > alx@debian:~/tmp/brebase$ git brebase A
> > > Rebase: conflict
> > > Bisecting: 2 revisions left to test after this (roughly 1 step)
> > > [c961883d543a2393aacfd6a8345e1d29e6857f7f] bar e
> > > running '.git/bisect-rebase/git-bisect-run-callback'
> > > Rebase: conflict
> > > Bisecting: 0 revisions left to test after this (roughly 0 steps)
> > > [dfd9156d099ad3507a2850294c7a584b80712f04] foo d
> > > running '.git/bisect-rebase/git-bisect-run-callback'
> > > Rebase: conflict
> > > dfd9156d099ad3507a2850294c7a584b80712f04 is the first 'bad' commit
> > > commit dfd9156d099ad3507a2850294c7a584b80712f04
> > > Author: Alejandro Colomar <alx@kernel.org>
> > > Date: 2026-10-05 14:42:50 +0200
> > >
> > > foo d
> > >
> > > foo | 2 +-
> > > 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
> > > bisect found first 'bad' commit
> > > Auto-merging foo
> > > CONFLICT (content): Merge conflict in foo
> > > error: could not apply 4b6b40b14255... foo j
> > > hint: Resolve all conflicts manually, mark them as resolved with
> > > hint: "git add/rm <conflicted_files>", then run "git rebase --continue".
> > > hint: You can instead skip this commit: run "git rebase --skip".
> > > hint: To abort and get back to the state before "git rebase", run "git rebase --abort".
> > > hint: Disable this message with "git config set advice.mergeConflict false"
> > > Could not apply 4b6b40b14255... # foo j
> > > alx@debian:~/tmp/brebase$ echo j >foo
> > > alx@debian:~/tmp/brebase$ git add foo
> > > alx@debian:~/tmp/brebase$ git rebase --continue
> > > [detached HEAD e7fdf07fd077] foo j
> > > 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
> > > Successfully rebased and updated refs/heads/B.
> > > alx@debian:~/tmp/brebase$ git log --all --graph --oneline
> > > * e7fdf07fd077 (HEAD -> B) foo j
> > > * dddf632a735f bar i
> > > * 7ac284de12ba bar h
> > > * e4541508ab3e bar e
> > > * cefec5878c67 baz f
> > > | * 6c7952d6fec5 (C) bar l
> > > | * bd43684f73c8 bar k
> > > | * 30e2d96b3da5 (A) bar h
> > > | * 01702a5b5d6b bar g
> > > | |\
> > > | | * c961883d543a bar e
> > > | |/
> > > |/|
> > > | * e17aadb725c4 baz f
> > > |/
> > > * dfd9156d099a (r/main, main) foo d
> > > * 4940c7d739be bar c
> > > * cebc8fde25bb foo b
> > > | * ada8aff4f08a (r/B) foo j
> > > | * d6163efdc2db bar i
> > > | | * 450f3a7f4f25 (r/HEAD, r/C) bar l
> > > | | * f7309b21ebfa bar k
> > > | |/
> > > | * e949e24ba457 (r/A) bar h
> > > | * 607b450498be bar g
> > > | |\
> > > | | * b787bcd373d9 bar e
> > > | |/
> > > |/|
> > > | * c496b325576f baz f
> > > |/
> > > * 1dcb901ebf60 foo a
> > > alx@debian:~/tmp/brebase$ git brebase A
> > > Rebase: success
> > > alx@debian:~/tmp/brebase$ git log --all --graph --oneline
> > > * 1201c4f20b19 (HEAD -> B) foo j
> > > * 44103f51a783 bar i
> > > | * 6c7952d6fec5 (C) bar l
> > > | * bd43684f73c8 bar k
> > > |/
> > > * 30e2d96b3da5 (A) bar h
> > > * 01702a5b5d6b bar g
> > > |\
> > > | * c961883d543a bar e
> > > * | e17aadb725c4 baz f
> > > |/
> > > * dfd9156d099a (r/main, main) foo d
> > > * 4940c7d739be bar c
> > > * cebc8fde25bb foo b
> > > | * ada8aff4f08a (r/B) foo j
> > > | * d6163efdc2db bar i
> > > | | * 450f3a7f4f25 (r/HEAD, r/C) bar l
> > > | | * f7309b21ebfa bar k
> > > | |/
> > > | * e949e24ba457 (r/A) bar h
> > > | * 607b450498be bar g
> > > | |\
> > > | | * b787bcd373d9 bar e
> > > | |/
> > > |/|
> > > | * c496b325576f baz f
> > > |/
> > > * 1dcb901ebf60 foo a
> > >
> > > This would be impossible with an approach that handles all the way until
> > > the end. I need to be able to stop a bisect-rebase operation on one
> > > branch in the middle, then do a bisect-rebase on its descendants, then
> > > come back to bisect-rebase the parent branch. Does this make sense?
> > >
> > >
> > > Have a lovely day!
> > > Alex
> > >
> > >
> > > >
> > > > Thanks
> > > >
> > > > Phillip
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > > That's of course more involved though, so I understand in case you're
> > > > > not interested in doing that.
> > > > >
> > > > > > If not, I will likely provide it in the man-pages repository as a help
> > > > > > tool (which might end up packed by distros as part of manpages-utils).
> > > > > > Is that okay to you? (I ask mainly because it's using the git-
> > > > > > namespace for commands, so you should at lease be aware of it.)
> > > > >
> > > > > I mean overall this is our primary way of extension, by picking up
> > > > > utilities that have the "git-" prefix. So arguably you don't have to ask
> > > > > us for permission to do that.
> > > > >
> > > > > Whether it makes sense to distribute such a tool as part of
> > > > > manpages-utils is a different question, and one where I myself am of a
> > > > > split mind. But that feels more like a question for distributors rather
> > > > > than for us in the Git project.
> > > > >
> > > > > Thanks!
> > > > >
> > > > > Patrick
> > > >
> > >
> > > --
> > > <https://www.alejandro-colomar.es>
> >
> >
> >
>
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2026-10-01 11:58 git-rebase-walk Alejandro Colomar
2026-10-01 13:22 ` git-rebase-walk Patrick Steinhardt
2026-10-01 15:51 ` git-rebase-walk Alejandro Colomar
2026-10-02 6:46 ` git-rebase-walk Patrick Steinhardt
2026-10-02 7:19 ` git-rebase-walk Alejandro Colomar
2026-10-03 19:37 ` git-rebase-walk Nico Williams
2026-10-04 10:03 ` git-rebase-walk Phillip Wood
2026-10-05 13:28 ` git-rebase-walk Alejandro Colomar
2026-10-05 13:37 ` git-rebase-walk Alejandro Colomar
2026-10-06 14:01 ` git-rebase-walk Phillip Wood
2026-10-06 14:58 ` git-rebase-walk Nico Williams
2026-10-06 16:45 ` git-rebase-walk Alejandro Colomar
2026-10-08 22:05 ` Alejandro Colomar [this message]
2026-10-08 22:07 ` git-rebase-walk Alejandro Colomar
2026-10-01 17:31 ` git-rebase-walk Junio C Hamano
2026-10-01 16:10 ` git-rebase-walk Nico Williams
2026-10-01 16:50 ` git-rebase-walk Alejandro Colomar
2026-10-01 17:40 ` git-rebase-walk Nico Williams
2026-10-01 20:29 ` git-rebase-walk Alejandro Colomar
2026-10-01 21:01 ` git-rebase-walk Nico Williams
2026-10-01 21:35 ` git-rebase-walk Nico Williams
2026-10-02 2:49 ` git-rebase-walk Simon Richter
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