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diff --git a/Documentation/git-merge-base.txt b/Documentation/git-merge-base.txt index 9105735..41fb0c7 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-merge-base.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-merge-base.txt @@ -13,15 +13,15 @@ SYNOPSIS DESCRIPTION ----------- -"git-merge-base" finds as good a common ancestor as possible between -the two commits. That is, given two commits A and B 'git merge-base A -B' will output a commit which is reachable from both A and B through +`git-merge-base` finds as good a common ancestor as possible between +the two commits. That is, given two commits A and B, `git merge-base A +B` will output a commit which is reachable from both A and B through the parent relationship. Given a selection of equally good common ancestors it should not be relied on to decide in any particular way. -The "git-merge-base" algorithm is still in flux - use the source... +The `git-merge-base` algorithm is still in flux - use the source... OPTIONS ------- |