Complete Git Guide: Understand and Master Git and GitHub - Rebasing - Step 1

The video tutorial explains the process of rebasing a feature branch on top of a base branch in Git. It details how new commits are created during rebasing, the concept of parent commits, and the role of SHA-1 hashes. The tutorial also covers how Git handles old commits through garbage collection, making them unreachable unless specifically referenced. Finally, it discusses merging the feature branch into the master branch using a fast forward merge.

What is the first step when preparing to merge a feature branch into the base branch?

• Merge the base branch into the feature branch

• Create a new feature branch

• Delete the base branch

• Rebase the feature branch on top of the base branch

During a rebase, what happens to the original commits in the feature branch?

• They remain unchanged

• They are merged into the base branch

• They are copied and new commits are created

• They are permanently deleted

Why does Git need to create new commit objects during a rebase?

• Because the original commits are corrupted

• To ensure the commits have new parent references

• To merge the commits into the base branch

• To delete the old commits

What happens to the old commits in the feature branch after a rebase?

• They are garbage collected by Git

• They are archived

• They are merged into the base branch

• They are converted into tags

What type of merge is used to integrate the feature branch into the master branch after rebasing?

• Recursive merge

• Fast-forward merge

• Squash merge

• Three-way merge