git-mergetool{litdd}lib(1) ========================== NAME ---- git-mergetool--lib - Common Git merge tool shell scriptlets SYNOPSIS -------- [verse] 'TOOL_MODE=(diff|merge) . "$(git --exec-path)/git-mergetool{litdd}lib"' DESCRIPTION ----------- This is not a command the end user would want to run. Ever. This documentation is meant for people who are studying the Porcelain-ish scripts and/or are writing new ones. The 'git-mergetool{litdd}lib' scriptlet is designed to be sourced (using `.`) by other shell scripts to set up functions for working with Git merge tools. Before sourcing 'git-mergetool{litdd}lib', your script must set `TOOL_MODE` to define the operation mode for the functions listed below. 'diff' and 'merge' are valid values. FUNCTIONS --------- get_merge_tool:: returns a merge tool. get_merge_tool_cmd:: returns the custom command for a merge tool. get_merge_tool_path:: returns the custom path for a merge tool. run_merge_tool:: launches a merge tool given the tool name and a true/false flag to indicate whether a merge base is present. '$MERGED', '$LOCAL', '$REMOTE', and '$BASE' must be defined for use by the merge tool. GIT --- Part of the linkgit:git[1] suite