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authorLibravatar Junio C Hamano <junkio@cox.net>2006-05-28 22:34:34 -0700
committerLibravatar Junio C Hamano <junkio@cox.net>2006-05-28 22:34:34 -0700
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Merge branch 'jc/dirwalk-n-cache-tree' into jc/cache-tree
* jc/dirwalk-n-cache-tree: (212 commits) builtin-rm: squelch compiler warnings. Add builtin "git rm" command Move pathspec matching from builtin-add.c into dir.c Prevent bogus paths from being added to the index. builtin-add: fix unmatched pathspec warnings. Remove old "git-add.sh" remnants builtin-add: warn on unmatched pathspecs Do "git add" as a builtin Clean up git-ls-file directory walking library interface libify git-ls-files directory traversal Add a conversion tool to migrate remote information into the config fetch, pull: ask config for remote information Fix build procedure for builtin-init-db read-tree -m -u: do not overwrite or remove untracked working tree files. apply --cached: do not check newly added file in the working tree Implement a --dry-run option to git-quiltimport Implement git-quiltimport Revert "builtin-grep: workaround for non GNU grep." builtin-grep: workaround for non GNU grep. builtin-grep: workaround for non GNU grep. ...
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@@ -8,16 +8,26 @@ git-merge-base - Finds as good a common ancestor as possible for a merge
SYNOPSIS
--------
-'git-merge-base' <commit> <commit>
+'git-merge-base' [--all] <commit> <commit>
DESCRIPTION
-----------
-"git-merge-base" finds as good a common ancestor as possible. Given a
-selection of equally good common ancestors it should not be relied on
-to decide in any particular way.
+
+"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...
+OPTIONS
+-------
+--all::
+ Output all common ancestors for the two commits instead of
+ just one.
Author
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