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[PATCH] Document `rebase.forkpoint` in rebase man page

From
Wwesley@schwengle.net <wesley@schwengle.net>
Date
Sep 16, 2021, 22:35 UTC
Message-ID
<20210916223528.2910292-2-wesley@schwengle.net>
In-Reply-To
<20210916223528.2910292-1-wesley@schwengle.net>
From: Wesley Schwengle <wesley@opperschaap.net>

The option exists and the rebase behaviour tricked me into thinking there was a bug with git. This will tell people how they can tweak the default behavior.

Signed-off-by: Wesley Schwengle <wesley@opperschaap.net>
---
 Documentation/git-rebase.txt | 3 ++-
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/Documentation/git-rebase.txt b/Documentation/git-rebase.txt
index 506345cb0e..8d2bee3365 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-rebase.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-rebase.txt
@@ -446,7 +446,8 @@ When --fork-point is active, 'fork_point' will be used instead of
 ends up being empty, the <upstream> will be used as a fallback.
 +
 If <upstream> is given on the command line, then the default is
-`--no-fork-point`, otherwise the default is `--fork-point`.
+`--no-fork-point`, otherwise the default is `--fork-point`. You can override
+this default by setting the configuration option `rebase.forkpoint` to false.
 +
 If your branch was based on <upstream> but <upstream> was rewound and
 your branch contains commits which were dropped, this option can be used
-- 
2.33.0.364.gff7047fb76
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  1. Wesley SchwengleSep 16, 2021
  2. Taylor BlauSep 16, 2021
  3. Wesley SchwengleSep 16, 2021
  4. wesley@schwengle.netSep 16, 2021
  5. Document `rebase.forkpoint` in rebase man pagewesley@schwengle.net, Sep 16, 2021
  6. Junio C HamanoSep 16, 2021
  7. Junio C HamanoSep 16, 2021
  8. wesley@schwengle.netSep 16, 2021
  9. Document `rebase.forkpoint` in rebase man pagewesley@schwengle.net, Sep 16, 2021
  10. Junio C HamanoSep 16, 2021
  11. Wesley SchwengleSep 16, 2021
  12. Junio C HamanoSep 16, 2021
  13. Wesley SchwengleSep 20, 2021
  14. wesley@schwengle.netSep 16, 2021
  15. Document `rebase.forkpoint` in rebase man pagewesley@schwengle.net, Sep 16, 2021
  16. Junio C HamanoSep 20, 2021
  17. Junio C HamanoSep 16, 2021
  18. Wesley SchwengleSep 16, 2021
  19. Junio C HamanoSep 16, 2021
  20. Wesley SchwengleSep 16, 2021

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