• [syeeda:/tmp/foo] nothingmuch % git init
Initialized empty Git repository in /private/tmp/foo/.git/
• [syeeda:/tmp/foo] nothingmuch % echo foo > foo
• [syeeda:/tmp/foo] nothingmuch % git add foo
• [syeeda:/tmp/foo] nothingmuch % git commit -m "add foo"
[master (root-commit)]: created 403b7b4: "add foo"
 1 files changed, 1 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)
 create mode 100644 foo
• [syeeda:/tmp/foo] nothingmuch % git checkout -b contributer
Switched to a new branch "contributer"
• [syeeda:/tmp/foo] nothingmuch % echo bar >> foo
• [syeeda:/tmp/foo] nothingmuch % git commit -am "modify foo"
[contributer]: created c4ac515: "modify foo"
 1 files changed, 1 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)
• [syeeda:/tmp/foo] nothingmuch % git checkout master
Switched to branch "master"
• [syeeda:/tmp/foo] nothingmuch % git cherry-pick --signoff contributer
Finished one cherry-pick.
[master]: created 1515d1a: "modify foo"
 1 files changed, 1 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)
• [syeeda:/tmp/foo] nothingmuch % git log --all --decorate
commit 1515d1a001db99c95e3175fe1ace077f233ecac4 (refs/heads/master)
Author: Yuval Kogman <nothingmuch@woobling.org>
Date:   Sat May 16 05:43:20 2009 +0200

    modify foo

    Signed-off-by: Yuval Kogman <nothingmuch@woobling.org>

commit c4ac51521065d636b1141ca433e6074f4e79c836 (refs/heads/contributer)
Author: Yuval Kogman <nothingmuch@woobling.org>
Date:   Sat May 16 05:43:20 2009 +0200

    modify foo

commit 403b7b40b25de673b0f0c2e0c74ef78e202fdf16
Author: Yuval Kogman <nothingmuch@woobling.org>
Date:   Sat May 16 05:43:06 2009 +0200

    add foo
• [syeeda:/tmp/foo] nothingmuch % git checkout contributer
Switched to branch "contributer"
• [syeeda:/tmp/foo] nothingmuch % git rebase master
First, rewinding head to replay your work on top of it...
Nothing to do.
• [syeeda:/tmp/foo] nothingmuch % git log --all --decorate
commit 1515d1a001db99c95e3175fe1ace077f233ecac4 (refs/heads/master, refs/heads/contributer)
Author: Yuval Kogman <nothingmuch@woobling.org>
Date:   Sat May 16 05:43:20 2009 +0200

    modify foo

    Signed-off-by: Yuval Kogman <nothingmuch@woobling.org>

commit 403b7b40b25de673b0f0c2e0c74ef78e202fdf16
Author: Yuval Kogman <nothingmuch@woobling.org>
Date:   Sat May 16 05:43:06 2009 +0200

    add foo