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diff --git a/Documentation/git-fmt-merge-msg.txt b/Documentation/git-fmt-merge-msg.txt index 1c24796d66..bb1232a52c 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-fmt-merge-msg.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-fmt-merge-msg.txt @@ -9,35 +9,41 @@ git-fmt-merge-msg - Produce a merge commit message SYNOPSIS -------- [verse] -'git fmt-merge-msg' [--log | --no-log] <$GIT_DIR/FETCH_HEAD -'git fmt-merge-msg' [--log | --no-log] -F <file> +'git fmt-merge-msg' [-m <message>] [--log[=<n>] | --no-log] <$GIT_DIR/FETCH_HEAD +'git fmt-merge-msg' [-m <message>] [--log[=<n>] | --no-log] -F <file> DESCRIPTION ----------- Takes the list of merged objects on stdin and produces a suitable commit message to be used for the merge commit, usually to be -passed as the '<merge-message>' argument of 'git-merge'. +passed as the '<merge-message>' argument of 'git merge'. -This script is intended mostly for internal use by scripts -automatically invoking 'git-merge'. +This command is intended mostly for internal use by scripts +automatically invoking 'git merge'. OPTIONS ------- ---log:: +--log[=<n>]:: In addition to branch names, populate the log message with one-line descriptions from the actual commits that are being - merged. + merged. At most <n> commits from each merge parent will be + used (20 if <n> is omitted). This overrides the `merge.log` + configuration variable. --no-log:: Do not list one-line descriptions from the actual commits being merged. ---summary:: ---no-summary:: +--[no-]summary:: Synonyms to --log and --no-log; these are deprecated and will be removed in the future. +-m <message>:: +--message <message>:: + Use <message> instead of the branch names for the first line + of the log message. For use with `--log`. + -F <file>:: --file <file>:: Take the list of merged objects from <file> instead of @@ -46,9 +52,16 @@ OPTIONS CONFIGURATION ------------- +merge.branchdesc:: + In addition to branch names, populate the log message with + the branch description text associated with them. Defaults + to false. + merge.log:: - Whether to include summaries of merged commits in newly - merge commit messages. False by default. + In addition to branch names, populate the log message with at + most the specified number of one-line descriptions from the + actual commits that are being merged. Defaults to false, and + true is a synonym for 20. merge.summary:: Synonym to `merge.log`; this is deprecated and will be removed in @@ -58,15 +71,6 @@ SEE ALSO -------- linkgit:git-merge[1] - -Author ------- -Written by Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com> - -Documentation --------------- -Documentation by Petr Baudis, Junio C Hamano and the git-list <git@vger.kernel.org>. - GIT --- Part of the linkgit:git[1] suite |