How to rebase local branch onto remote master?

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To rebase a local branch onto the remote master branch in Git, you can follow these steps. This is useful when you want to incorporate changes from the remote master branch into your local branch. Here's an example:

Suppose you have a local branch called my-feature that you want to rebase onto the remote master branch.

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# Ensure you are on your local branch (e.g., 'my-feature')
git checkout my-feature

# Fetch the latest changes from the remote repository (e.g., 'origin')
git fetch origin

# Rebase your local branch onto the remote master branch
git rebase origin/master

In this example:

  1. First, make sure you are on your local branch (my-feature) using git checkout my-feature.

  2. Use git fetch to fetch the latest changes from the remote repository (origin). This ensures you have the most up-to-date information about the remote branches.

  3. Finally, use git rebase to rebase your local branch (my-feature) onto the remote master branch (origin/master). This incorporates the changes from the remote master into your branch while preserving your branch's commit history.

After running these commands, your local branch (my-feature) will be updated with the changes from the remote master branch (origin/master). If there are any conflicts during the rebase, you will need to resolve them manually.

Remember to use caution when rebasing, especially if you're working with a shared branch, as it rewrites commit history. Always communicate with your team when making changes to shared branches.

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