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diff --git a/Documentation/user-manual.txt b/Documentation/user-manual.txt index 67ebffa568..c32dd87c8b 100644 --- a/Documentation/user-manual.txt +++ b/Documentation/user-manual.txt @@ -1183,7 +1183,23 @@ $ git merge branchname ------------------------------------------------- merges the development in the branch "branchname" into the current -branch. If there are conflicts--for example, if the same file is +branch. + +A merge is made by combining the changes made in "branchname" and the +changes made up to the latest commit in your current branch since +their histories forked. The work tree is overwritten by the result of +the merge when this combining is done cleanly, or overwritten by a +half-merged results when this combining results in conflicts. +Therefore, if you have uncommitted changes touching the same files as +the ones impacted by the merge, Git will refuse to proceed. Most of +the time, you will want to commit your changes before you can merge, +and if you don't, then linkgit:git-stash[1] can take these changes +away while you're doing the merge, and reapply them afterwards. + +If the changes are independant enough, Git will automatically complete +the merge and commit the result (or reuse an existing commit in case +of <<fast-forwards,fast-forward>>, see below). On the other hand, +if there are conflicts--for example, if the same file is modified in two different ways in the remote branch and the local branch--then you are warned; the output may look something like this: @@ -1679,7 +1695,7 @@ Sharing development with others Getting updates with git pull ----------------------------- -After you clone a repository and make a few changes of your own, you +After you clone a repository and commit a few changes of your own, you may wish to check the original repository for updates and merge them into your own work. |