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@@ -54,20 +54,24 @@ original is first. But the argument order to the 3-way merge program
Examples:
- torvalds@ppc970:~/merge-test> git merge-index cat MM
- This is MM from the original tree. # original
- This is modified MM in the branch A. # merge1
- This is modified MM in the branch B. # merge2
- This is modified MM in the branch B. # current contents
+----
+torvalds@ppc970:~/merge-test> git merge-index cat MM
+This is MM from the original tree. # original
+This is modified MM in the branch A. # merge1
+This is modified MM in the branch B. # merge2
+This is modified MM in the branch B. # current contents
+----
or
- torvalds@ppc970:~/merge-test> git merge-index cat AA MM
- cat: : No such file or directory
- This is added AA in the branch A.
- This is added AA in the branch B.
- This is added AA in the branch B.
- fatal: merge program failed
+----
+torvalds@ppc970:~/merge-test> git merge-index cat AA MM
+cat: : No such file or directory
+This is added AA in the branch A.
+This is added AA in the branch B.
+This is added AA in the branch B.
+fatal: merge program failed
+----
where the latter example shows how 'git merge-index' will stop trying to
merge once anything has returned an error (i.e., `cat` returned an error