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diff --git a/Documentation/merge-options.txt b/Documentation/merge-options.txt index 48d04a5..f08e9b8 100644 --- a/Documentation/merge-options.txt +++ b/Documentation/merge-options.txt @@ -7,20 +7,46 @@ With --no-commit perform the merge but pretend the merge failed and do not autocommit, to give the user a chance to inspect and further tweak the merge result before committing. +--edit:: +-e:: +--no-edit:: + Invoke an editor before committing successful mechanical merge to + further edit the auto-generated merge message, so that the user + can explain and justify the merge. The `--no-edit` option can be + used to accept the auto-generated message (this is generally + discouraged). +ifndef::git-pull[] +The `--edit` (or `-e`) option is still useful if you are +giving a draft message with the `-m` option from the command line +and want to edit it in the editor. +endif::git-pull[] ++ +Older scripts may depend on the historical behaviour of not allowing the +user to edit the merge log message. They will see an editor opened when +they run `git merge`. To make it easier to adjust such scripts to the +updated behaviour, the environment variable `GIT_MERGE_AUTOEDIT` can be +set to `no` at the beginning of them. + --ff:: + When the merge resolves as a fast-forward, only update the branch + pointer, without creating a merge commit. This is the default + behavior. + --no-ff:: - Do not generate a merge commit if the merge resolved as - a fast-forward, only update the branch pointer. This is - the default behavior of git-merge. -+ -With --no-ff Generate a merge commit even if the merge -resolved as a fast-forward. + Create a merge commit even when the merge resolves as a + fast-forward. This is the default behaviour when merging an + annotated (and possibly signed) tag. + +--ff-only:: + Refuse to merge and exit with a non-zero status unless the + current `HEAD` is already up-to-date or the merge can be + resolved as a fast-forward. ---log:: +--log[=<n>]:: --no-log:: In addition to branch names, populate the log message with - one-line descriptions from the actual commits that are being - merged. + one-line descriptions from at most <n> actual commits that are being + merged. See also linkgit:git-fmt-merge-msg[1]. + With --no-log do not list one-line descriptions from the actual commits being merged. @@ -37,14 +63,13 @@ merge. --squash:: --no-squash:: - Produce the working tree and index state as if a real - merge happened (except for the merge information), - but do not actually make a commit or - move the `HEAD`, nor record `$GIT_DIR/MERGE_HEAD` to - cause the next `git commit` command to create a merge - commit. This allows you to create a single commit on - top of the current branch whose effect is the same as - merging another branch (or more in case of an octopus). + Produce the working tree and index state as if a real merge + happened (except for the merge information), but do not actually + make a commit, move the `HEAD`, or record `$GIT_DIR/MERGE_HEAD` + (to cause the next `git commit` command to create a merge + commit). This allows you to create a single commit on top of + the current branch whose effect is the same as merging another + branch (or more in case of an octopus). + With --no-squash perform the merge and commit the result. This option can be used to override --squash. @@ -54,18 +79,38 @@ option can be used to override --squash. Use the given merge strategy; can be supplied more than once to specify them in the order they should be tried. If there is no `-s` option, a built-in list of strategies - is used instead ('git-merge-recursive' when merging a single - head, 'git-merge-octopus' otherwise). + is used instead ('git merge-recursive' when merging a single + head, 'git merge-octopus' otherwise). + +-X <option>:: +--strategy-option=<option>:: + Pass merge strategy specific option through to the merge + strategy. + +--verify-signatures:: +--no-verify-signatures:: + Verify that the commits being merged have good and trusted GPG signatures + and abort the merge in case they do not. --summary:: --no-summary:: Synonyms to --stat and --no-stat; these are deprecated and will be removed in the future. +ifndef::git-pull[] -q:: --quiet:: - Operate quietly. + Operate quietly. Implies --no-progress. -v:: --verbose:: Be verbose. + +--progress:: +--no-progress:: + Turn progress on/off explicitly. If neither is specified, + progress is shown if standard error is connected to a terminal. + Note that not all merge strategies may support progress + reporting. + +endif::git-pull[] |