# git-reparent-branch(1) Manual Page

## NAME

git-reparent-branch - Alter the parentage (upstream) for the current branch.

## SYNOPSIS

    git reparent-branch <new_parent>
    git reparent-branch --lkgr
    git reparent-branch --root

## DESCRIPTION

Change the upstream of the current branch, and then run git-rebase-update(1) to move the commits in the current branch, as well as the commits in all descendant branches, onto the new parent.

`<new_parent>` may be either a local branch, remote branch, OR a tag (such as `lkgr`).

This is particularly useful to reparent an independent CL to become dependent on another CL, or vice versa. This could happen if you started both on the assumption that they were independent, but later realized that this was not the case.

## OPTIONS

<new_parent>

  The new parent to set as the upstream for this branch. May be a branch ref or a tag.

--lkgr

  Reparent to track lkgr.

--root

  Reparent to track the root branch. Defaults to origin/master. See git-new-branch(1)'s CONFIGURATION VARIABLES section..

## SUGGESTED ALIASES

Some common short-hand aliases. Feel free to add these to your ~/.gitconfig file.

    [alias]
      git rp = reparent-branch

## SEE ALSO

git-rebase-update(1), git-rename-branch(1), git-new-branch(1), git-upstream-diff(1)

## CHROMIUM DEPOT_TOOLS

Part of the chromium depot_tools(7) suite. These tools are meant to assist with the development of chromium and related projects. Download the tools from here.