Question 1 of 8
What combines divergent histories while retaining both lines of ancestry?
A merge can record both histories as parents.
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Git Merge vs Rebase vs Cherry-Pick Quiz
Check understanding of the distinct state transformations performed by merge, rebase, and cherry-pick.
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Git Merge vs Rebase vs Cherry-Pick Quiz
Check understanding of the distinct state transformations performed by merge, rebase, and cherry-pick.
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Question 2 of 8
What is the defining history operation of rebase?
Rebase reapplies commits on top of another base tip.
Question 3 of 8
Which operation directly selects particular existing commits to apply?
Cherry-pick accepts explicit commit arguments.
Question 4 of 8
Why do rebased commits normally receive new object IDs?
The parent context is part of the commit identity.
Question 5 of 8
If only the first of two source commits is needed, what expresses that directly?
Cherry-pick directly selects a commit.
Question 6 of 8
Can a local merge, rebase, or cherry-pick update a remote branch by itself?
Local transformation and publication are separate.
Question 7 of 8
Why use git log --graph after these operations?
The operations can produce similar content with different graphs.
Question 8 of 8
Which decision rule is accurate?
Their selection and history-transform semantics differ.
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What combines divergent histories while retaining both lines of ancestry?Hint used
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What is the defining history operation of rebase?Hint used
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Which operation directly selects particular existing commits to apply?Hint used
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Why do rebased commits normally receive new object IDs?Hint used
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If only the first of two source commits is needed, what expresses that directly?Hint used
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Can a local merge, rebase, or cherry-pick update a remote branch by itself?Hint used
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Why use git log --graph after these operations?Hint used
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Which decision rule is accurate?Hint used