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diff --git a/Documentation/merge-strategies.txt b/Documentation/merge-strategies.txt index 7df0266ba8..1276f858ad 100644 --- a/Documentation/merge-strategies.txt +++ b/Documentation/merge-strategies.txt @@ -33,3 +33,10 @@ ours:: merge is always the current branch head. It is meant to be used to supersede old development history of side branches. + +subtree:: + This is a modified recursive strategy. When merging trees A and + B, if B corresponds to a subtree of A, B is first adjusted to + match the tree structure of A, instead of reading the trees at + the same level. This adjustment is also done to the common + ancestor tree. |