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diff --git a/Documentation/git-mergetool--lib.txt b/Documentation/git-mergetool--lib.txt new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..4da9d24096 --- /dev/null +++ b/Documentation/git-mergetool--lib.txt @@ -0,0 +1,49 @@ +git-mergetool{litdd}lib(1) +========================== + +NAME +---- +git-mergetool--lib - Common Git merge tool shell scriptlets + +SYNOPSIS +-------- +[verse] +'TOOL_MODE=(diff|merge) . "$(git --exec-path)/git-mergetool{litdd}lib"' + +DESCRIPTION +----------- + +This is not a command the end user would want to run. Ever. +This documentation is meant for people who are studying the +Porcelain-ish scripts and/or are writing new ones. + +The 'git-mergetool{litdd}lib' scriptlet is designed to be sourced (using +`.`) by other shell scripts to set up functions for working +with Git merge tools. + +Before sourcing 'git-mergetool{litdd}lib', your script must set `TOOL_MODE` +to define the operation mode for the functions listed below. +'diff' and 'merge' are valid values. + +FUNCTIONS +--------- +get_merge_tool:: + returns a merge tool. the return code is 1 if we returned a guessed + merge tool, else 0. '$GIT_MERGETOOL_GUI' may be set to 'true' to + search for the appropriate guitool. + +get_merge_tool_cmd:: + returns the custom command for a merge tool. + +get_merge_tool_path:: + returns the custom path for a merge tool. + +run_merge_tool:: + launches a merge tool given the tool name and a true/false + flag to indicate whether a merge base is present. + '$MERGED', '$LOCAL', '$REMOTE', and '$BASE' must be defined + for use by the merge tool. + +GIT +--- +Part of the linkgit:git[1] suite |