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diff --git a/Documentation/git-mergetool.txt b/Documentation/git-mergetool.txt index 55735faf7b..e4ed016146 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-mergetool.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-mergetool.txt @@ -72,6 +72,16 @@ success of the resolution after the custom tool has exited. This is the default behaviour; the option is provided to override any configuration settings. +TEMPORARY FILES +--------------- +`git mergetool` creates `*.orig` backup files while resolving merges. +These are safe to remove once a file has been merged and its +`git mergetool` session has completed. + +Setting the `mergetool.keepBackup` configuration variable to `false` +causes `git mergetool` to automatically remove the backup as files +are successfully merged. + Author ------ Written by Theodore Y Ts'o <tytso@mit.edu> |