git-fmt-merge-msg(1) ==================== NAME ---- git-fmt-merge-msg - Produce a merge commit message SYNOPSIS -------- [verse] git-fmt-merge-msg [--summary | --no-summary] <$GIT_DIR/FETCH_HEAD git-fmt-merge-msg [--summary | --no-summary] -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 script is intended mostly for internal use by scripts automatically invoking `git-merge`. OPTIONS ------- --summary:: In addition to branch names, populate the log message with one-line descriptions from the actual commits that are being merged. --no-summary:: Do not list one-line descriptions from the actual commits being merged. --file , -F :: Take the list of merged objects from instead of stdin. CONFIGURATION ------------- merge.summary:: Whether to include summaries of merged commits in newly merge commit messages. False by default. 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[7] suite