git-fmt-merge-msg(1) ==================== NAME ---- git-fmt-merge-msg - Produce a merge commit message SYNOPSIS -------- [verse] 'git fmt-merge-msg' [--log | --no-log] <$GIT_DIR/FETCH_HEAD 'git fmt-merge-msg' [--log | --no-log] -F DESCRIPTION ----------- Takes the list of merged objects on stdin and produces a suitable commit message to be used for the merge commit, usually to be passed as the '' argument of 'git merge'. This command is intended mostly for internal use by scripts automatically invoking 'git merge'. OPTIONS ------- --log:: In addition to branch names, populate the log message with one-line descriptions from the actual commits that are being merged. --no-log:: Do not list one-line descriptions from the actual commits being merged. --summary:: --no-summary:: Synonyms to --log and --no-log; these are deprecated and will be removed in the future. -F :: --file :: Take the list of merged objects from instead of stdin. CONFIGURATION ------------- merge.log:: Whether to include summaries of merged commits in newly merge commit messages. False by default. merge.summary:: Synonym to `merge.log`; this is deprecated and will be removed in the future. SEE ALSO -------- linkgit:git-merge[1] Author ------ Written by Junio C Hamano Documentation -------------- Documentation by Petr Baudis, Junio C Hamano and the git-list . GIT --- Part of the linkgit:git[1] suite