@@ -462,7 +462,9 @@ ends up being empty, the `<upstream>` will be used as a fallback.
+
If `<upstream>` or `--keep-base` is given on the command line, then
the default is `--no-fork-point`, otherwise the default is
-`--fork-point`. See also `rebase.forkpoint` in linkgit:git-config[1].
+`--fork-point`. See also `rebase.forkpoint` in linkgit:git-config[1]. This
+behaviour will be changed in an upcoming release of git. It is advised that you
+set `rebase.forkpoint` in your config or supply the command line switches.
+
If your branch was based on `<upstream>` but `<upstream>` was rewound and
your branch contains commits which were dropped, this option can be used
Signed-off-by: Wesley Schwengle <wesleys@opperschaap.net> --- Documentation/git-rebase.txt | 4 +++- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)