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Diffstat (limited to 'Documentation/git-apply.txt')
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/git-apply.txt | 11 |
1 files changed, 6 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/Documentation/git-apply.txt b/Documentation/git-apply.txt index 91d9a8601c..aa1ae56a25 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-apply.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-apply.txt @@ -84,12 +84,13 @@ OPTIONS -3:: --3way:: - When the patch does not apply cleanly, fall back on 3-way merge if - the patch records the identity of blobs it is supposed to apply to, - and we have those blobs available locally, possibly leaving the + Attempt 3-way merge if the patch records the identity of blobs it is supposed + to apply to and we have those blobs available locally, possibly leaving the conflict markers in the files in the working tree for the user to - resolve. This option implies the `--index` option, and is incompatible - with the `--reject` and the `--cached` options. + resolve. This option implies the `--index` option unless the + `--cached` option is used, and is incompatible with the `--reject` option. + When used with the `--cached` option, any conflicts are left at higher stages + in the cache. --build-fake-ancestor=<file>:: Newer 'git diff' output has embedded 'index information' |