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I have found it to be very helpful when rebasing.
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Once you're all done fixing the conflicts, you need to stage the files that had
conflicts in them via `git add`. Afterwards, run `git rebase --continue` to let
Git know that you've resolved the conflicts and it should finish the rebase.

Once the rebase has succeeded, you'll want to update the associated branch on
your fork with `git push --force-with-lease`.

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because they only represent "fixups" and not real changes. For example,
`git rebase --interactive HEAD~2` will allow you to edit the two commits only.

### `git range-diff`

After completing a rebase, and before pushing up your changes, want to review
the changes between your old branch and your new one. You can do that with
`git range-diff master @{upstream} HEAD`.

The first argument to `range-diff`, `master` in this case, is the base revision
that you're comparing your old and new branch against. The second argument is
the old version of your branch; in this case, `@upstream` means the version that
you've pushed to GitHub, which is the same as what people will see in your pull
request. Finally, the third argument to `range-diff` is the *new* version of
your branch; in this case, it is `HEAD`, which is the commit that is currently
checked-out in your local repo.

Note that you can also use the equivalent, abbreviated form `git range-diff
master @{u} HEAD`.

Unlike in regular Git diffs, you'll see a `-` or `+` next to another `-` or `+`
in the range-diff output. The marker on the left indicates a change between the
old branch and the new branch, and the marker on the right indicates a change
you've committed. So, you can think of a range-diff as a "diff of diffs" since
it shows you the differences between your old diff and your new diff.

Here's an example of `git range-diff` output (taken from [Git's
docs][range-diff-example-docs]):

```
-: ------- > 1: 0ddba11 Prepare for the inevitable!
1: c0debee = 2: cab005e Add a helpful message at the start
2: f00dbal ! 3: decafe1 Describe a bug
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
Author: A U Thor <author@example.com>
-TODO: Describe a bug
+Describe a bug
@@ -324,5 +324,6
This is expected.
-+What is unexpected is that it will also crash.
++Unexpectedly, it also crashes. This is a bug, and the jury is
++still out there how to fix it best. See ticket #314 for details.
Contact
3: bedead < -: ------- TO-UNDO
```

(Note that `git range-diff` output in your terminal will probably be easier to
read than in this example because it will have colors.)

Another feature of `git range-diff` is that, unlike `git diff`, it will also
diff commit messages. This feature can be useful when amending several commit
messages so you can make sure you changed the right parts.

`git range-diff` is a very useful command, but note that it can take some time
to get used to its output format. You may also find Git's documentation on the
command useful, especially their ["Examples" section][range-diff-example-docs].

[range-diff-example-docs]: https://git-scm.com/docs/git-range-diff#_examples

## No-Merge Policy

The rust-lang/rust repo uses what is known as a "rebase workflow." This means
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