Question 1 of 8
What does `git rebase main` normally do?
Rebase reapplies the selected commits on top of the named base.
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Git Rebase Quiz
Check your understanding of running rebase, --onto, in-progress controls, and verification.
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Git Rebase Quiz
Check your understanding of running rebase, --onto, in-progress controls, and verification.
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Question 2 of 8
What is the purpose of `--onto`?
--onto specifies where the new commits are created while the upstream can remain the selection boundary.
Question 3 of 8
What does `git rebase main topic` identify explicitly?
The explicit branch argument names the working branch for the rebase.
Question 4 of 8
What does a stopped rebase represent?
A stopped rebase remains in progress until continued, skipped, or aborted.
Question 5 of 8
What does `git rebase --abort` do?
The official documentation defines --abort as abandoning the rebase and resetting HEAD to the original branch state.
Question 6 of 8
What does `git rebase --skip` do?
--skip resumes the rebase while skipping the current patch.
Question 7 of 8
Which evidence best verifies a successful non-empty rebase?
Direct ref/object and ancestry checks establish the resulting local state.
Question 8 of 8
What does rebase itself do to a remote branch?
Rebase is a local history transformation; remote publication is separate.
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