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diff --git a/Documentation/git-merge.txt b/Documentation/git-merge.txt
index eb36837f86..3819fadac1 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-merge.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-merge.txt
@@ -10,11 +10,10 @@ SYNOPSIS
--------
[verse]
'git merge' [-n] [--stat] [--no-commit] [--squash] [--[no-]edit]
- [-s <strategy>] [-X <strategy-option>] [-S[<keyid>]]
+ [--no-verify] [-s <strategy>] [-X <strategy-option>] [-S[<keyid>]]
[--[no-]allow-unrelated-histories]
[--[no-]rerere-autoupdate] [-m <msg>] [-F <file>] [<commit>...]
-'git merge' --abort
-'git merge' --continue
+'git merge' (--continue | --abort | --quit)
DESCRIPTION
-----------
@@ -83,13 +82,20 @@ invocations. The automated message can include the branch description.
If `--log` is specified, a shortlog of the commits being merged
will be appended to the specified message.
---[no-]rerere-autoupdate::
+--rerere-autoupdate::
+--no-rerere-autoupdate::
Allow the rerere mechanism to update the index with the
result of auto-conflict resolution if possible.
+--overwrite-ignore::
+--no-overwrite-ignore::
+ Silently overwrite ignored files from the merge result. This
+ is the default behavior. Use `--no-overwrite-ignore` to abort.
+
--abort::
Abort the current conflict resolution process, and
- try to reconstruct the pre-merge state.
+ try to reconstruct the pre-merge state. If an autostash entry is
+ present, apply it to the worktree.
+
If there were uncommitted worktree changes present when the merge
started, 'git merge --abort' will in some cases be unable to
@@ -97,7 +103,15 @@ reconstruct these changes. It is therefore recommended to always
commit or stash your changes before running 'git merge'.
+
'git merge --abort' is equivalent to 'git reset --merge' when
-`MERGE_HEAD` is present.
+`MERGE_HEAD` is present unless `MERGE_AUTOSTASH` is also present in
+which case 'git merge --abort' applies the stash entry to the worktree
+whereas 'git reset --merge' will save the stashed changes in the stash
+list.
+
+--quit::
+ Forget about the current merge in progress. Leave the index
+ and the working tree as-is. If `MERGE_AUTOSTASH` is present, the
+ stash entry will be saved to the stash list.
--continue::
After a 'git merge' stops due to conflicts you can conclude the
@@ -342,7 +356,7 @@ include::merge-strategies.txt[]
CONFIGURATION
-------------
-include::merge-config.txt[]
+include::config/merge.txt[]
branch.<name>.mergeOptions::
Sets default options for merging into branch <name>. The syntax and