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@@ -84,9 +84,8 @@ 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.