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how would you describe what "git rebase" does in one or two short sentences? Assuming there's already an appropriate diagram you can point to

(I'm doing a small side project around git rebase this week)

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if you use git rebase, have you ever used the `--onto` flag? (like `git rebase main --onto otherbranch`)

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9% Yes, often
24% Yes, occasionally
45% No
20% What?
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In git, have you ever used `ORIG_HEAD`?

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1% Yes, often
11% Yes, occasionally
56% No
30% What?
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If you use git rebase, have you ever run `git rebase` without any arguments? (just `git rebase` on its own, not `git rebase main` or anything)

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7% Yes, often
16% Yes, occasionally
61% No
14% What?
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If you use git rebase, have you ever run `git rebase branch otherbranch`? (which is shorthand for `git checkout otherbranch; git rebase branch` )

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8% Yes, often
22% Yes, sometimes
55% No
13% What?
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@b0rk honestly that's most of what I use it for

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@tully what on earth is it useful for we have never been able to figure this out

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@b0rk I’m ngl I literally only use git add, git commit, git push and a few other basic commands. everything else about git terrifies me and I don’t even know how to begin to learn it lol

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