rebase-origin-main

To rebase a Git branch onto origin/main, the workflow fetches the latest origin/main and iteratively guides conflict resolution one by one. This preserves your commit intent while integrating origin/main changes until a clean history is achieved.

During a Git rebase onto origin/main, ours refers to the upstream commits and theirs refers to your branch, which inverts normal merge semantics. The workflow warns about this pitfall to ensure correct conflict resolution across commits.

Automating a Git rebase workflow requires an interactive conflict-resolution flow that detects conflicts and guides deterministic resolution iteratively. This approach applies to local repositories with a tracked origin/main to preserve intended changes.

Yes, this rebase workflow requires a local repository with a tracked origin/main. It depends on Git fetch and rebase capabilities, applying to local repositories where rebases may produce conflicts requiring guided resolution.

Guided conflict resolution preserves commit intent by detecting conflicts during the Git rebase and walking through deterministic resolution one by one. This ensures your intended changes are maintained while correctly integrating origin/main updates.

You should avoid rebasing onto origin/main if your local repository lacks a tracked origin/main or if the branch has shared commits, as the interactive conflict-resolution flow is designed for local branch management to preserve commit intent.