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What does rebase do?

Rebase is a Git command that helps you incorporate changes from one branch into another branch

This can be useful when you want to keep a clean, linear history of changes in a project.

The basic idea of rebasing is to take a set of commits from one branch and apply them onto another branch as if they were originally made on that branch. When you use git rebase, Git will do the following:

  1. Find the common ancestor commit between the two branches.
  2. Remove the commits from the current branch that are not in the target branch.
  3. Apply the commits from the current branch one-by-one onto the target branch.

This results in a linear history where all the changes are integrated into the target branch as if they were made there originally.

It's important to note that git rebase rewrites history, so you should only use it on branches that haven't been pushed to a remote repository yet. If you try to rebase a branch that has already been pushed, it can cause conflicts and make it difficult for others to collaborate on the project.