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Suppose you have a branch branch1 based on master. While you are working in branch1, some updates have been committed to master. For some reason, you do not want to rebase branch1 to the current HEAD of master but to commit CommitB. Moreover, you do not want to apply commit 1 but want to start with commit 2.

The diagram below illustrates the described rebasing operation.

partiallyToSpecificCommitMaster

Transplanting a branch to a branch different from its base is also supported. Suppose your branch2 is based on branch1, which, in its turn, is based on master.

The diagram below illustrates rebasing branch2 to a specific commit in master.

toSpecificCommitNotMaster

To rebase a branch to a specific commit
  1. Initiate the rebase procedure.
  2. Configure the rebase mode:
    • To interactively handle the list of commits to apply, select the Interactive check box.
    • To have PyCharm try to recreate merges instead of ignoring them, select the Preserve Merges check box.

      Note

      This option is available only in the interactive mode.

  3. Define the contents of the Onto and From drop-down lists. By default, tags and remote branches are not available from them. To expand the lists with tags or remote branches, select the Show Tags and Show Remote Branches check boxes respectively.
  4. From the Onto drop-down list, select the required branch and specify the commit to move the base to. Type the desired commit hash or use an expression, for example, of the following structure: 
    <branch>~<number of commits backwards between the latest commit (HEAD) and the required commit>

    Refer to the Git commit naming conventions for details.

    Tip

    If you select a tag, no commit specification is required.

  5. Click the Validate button and view view which files are affected in the specified commit in the Paths affected in commit... dialog box that opens.
  6. From the From drop-down list, select the current branch and specify the commit, starting from which you want to apply commits on top of the new base. Type the desired commit hash or use an expression, for example, of the following structure: 
    <branch>~<number of commits backwards between the latest commit (HEAD) and the required commit>

    Refer to the Git commit naming conventions for details.

    Tip

    To apply all commits, leave the field empty.

  7. Specify the merge procedure to be applied, when necessary:
    • To perform all merges manually, select the Do not use merging strategies check box.
    • To have PyCharm apply one of the available merging methods, select the relevant option from the Merge Strategy drop-down list. See the Rebase Branches dialog box reference for description of available options.
  8. Click the Rebase button and proceed depending on the chosen rebase mode:

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