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diff --git a/Documentation/git-merge-file.txt b/Documentation/git-merge-file.txt index 234269ae59..635c66956e 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-merge-file.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-merge-file.txt @@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ SYNOPSIS -------- [verse] 'git merge-file' [-L <current-name> [-L <base-name> [-L <other-name>]]] - [--ours|--theirs] [-p|--stdout] [-q|--quiet] + [--ours|--theirs|--union] [-p|--stdout] [-q|--quiet] [--marker-size=<n>] <current-file> <base-file> <other-file> @@ -35,9 +35,10 @@ normally outputs a warning and brackets the conflict with lines containing >>>>>>> B If there are conflicts, the user should edit the result and delete one of -the alternatives. When `--ours` or `--theirs` option is in effect, however, -these conflicts are resolved favouring lines from `<current-file>` or -lines from `<other-file>` respectively. +the alternatives. When `--ours`, `--theirs`, or `--union` option is in effect, +however, these conflicts are resolved favouring lines from `<current-file>`, +lines from `<other-file>`, or lines from both respectively. The length of the +conflict markers can be given with the `--marker-size` option. The exit value of this program is negative on error, and the number of conflicts otherwise. If the merge was clean, the exit value is 0. @@ -67,8 +68,9 @@ OPTIONS --ours:: --theirs:: +--union:: Instead of leaving conflicts in the file, resolve conflicts - favouring our (or their) side of the lines. + favouring our (or their or both) side of the lines. EXAMPLES @@ -84,17 +86,6 @@ git merge-file -L a -L b -L c tmp/a123 tmp/b234 tmp/c345:: merges tmp/a123 and tmp/c345 with the base tmp/b234, but uses labels `a` and `c` instead of `tmp/a123` and `tmp/c345`. - -Author ------- -Written by Johannes Schindelin <johannes.schindelin@gmx.de> - - -Documentation --------------- -Documentation by Johannes Schindelin and the git-list <git@vger.kernel.org>, -with parts copied from the original documentation of RCS 'merge'. - GIT --- Part of the linkgit:git[1] suite |