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diff --git a/Documentation/git-merge.txt b/Documentation/git-merge.txt index 04fdd8cf08..6a5c00e2c2 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-merge.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-merge.txt @@ -57,19 +57,13 @@ reconstruct the original (pre-merge) changes. Therefore: discouraged: while possible, it may leave you in a state that is hard to back out of in the case of a conflict. -The fourth syntax ("`git merge --continue`") can only be run after the +The third syntax ("`git merge --continue`") can only be run after the merge has resulted in conflicts. OPTIONS ------- include::merge-options.txt[] --S[<keyid>]:: ---gpg-sign[=<keyid>]:: - GPG-sign the resulting merge commit. The `keyid` argument is - optional and defaults to the committer identity; if specified, - it must be stuck to the option without a space. - -m <msg>:: Set the commit message to be used for the merge commit (in case one is created). @@ -133,7 +127,7 @@ exception is when the changed index entries are in the state that would result from the merge already.) If all named commits are already ancestors of `HEAD`, 'git merge' -will exit early with the message "Already up-to-date." +will exit early with the message "Already up to date." FAST-FORWARD MERGE ------------------ @@ -280,7 +274,10 @@ After seeing a conflict, you can do two things: * Resolve the conflicts. Git will mark the conflicts in the working tree. Edit the files into shape and - 'git add' them to the index. Use 'git commit' to seal the deal. + 'git add' them to the index. Use 'git commit' or + 'git merge --continue' to seal the deal. The latter command + checks whether there is a (interrupted) merge in progress + before calling 'git commit'. You can work through the conflict with a number of tools: |