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+#!/bin/bash
+
+set -e
+
+if test -e git-rebasei-example; then
+    echo "Error: git-rebasei-example already exists."
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+git init git-rebasei-example
+pushd git-rebasei-example >/dev/null
+
+touch a; git add a; git commit -m "Added a."
+git tag -a -m 'base for the git rebase -i example' rebase-base
+touch b; git add b; git commit -m "Added b."
+touch c; git add c; git commit -m "Added c."
+rm b;    git rm  b; git commit -m "Removed b."
+touch d; git add d; git commit -m "Added d."
+
+git log --oneline --decorate --graph
+
+git rebase -i rebase-base
+
+git log --oneline --decorate --graph
+
+popd > /dev/null
+
+rm -fr ./git-rebasei-example