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diff --git a/Documentation/merge-options.txt b/Documentation/merge-options.txt index f08e9b80c5..3888c3ff85 100644 --- a/Documentation/merge-options.txt +++ b/Documentation/merge-options.txt @@ -39,9 +39,15 @@ set to `no` at the beginning of them. --ff-only:: Refuse to merge and exit with a non-zero status unless the - current `HEAD` is already up-to-date or the merge can be + current `HEAD` is already up to date or the merge can be resolved as a fast-forward. +-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. + --log[=<n>]:: --no-log:: In addition to branch names, populate the log message with @@ -51,6 +57,16 @@ set to `no` at the beginning of them. With --no-log do not list one-line descriptions from the actual commits being merged. +--signoff:: +--no-signoff:: + Add Signed-off-by line by the committer at the end of the commit + log message. The meaning of a signoff depends on the project, + but it typically certifies that committer has + the rights to submit this work under the same license and + agrees to a Developer Certificate of Origin + (see http://developercertificate.org/ for more information). ++ +With --no-signoff do not add a Signed-off-by line. --stat:: -n:: @@ -89,8 +105,11 @@ option can be used to override --squash. --verify-signatures:: --no-verify-signatures:: - Verify that the commits being merged have good and trusted GPG signatures - and abort the merge in case they do not. + Verify that the tip commit of the side branch being merged is + signed with a valid key, i.e. a key that has a valid uid: in the + default trust model, this means the signing key has been signed by + a trusted key. If the tip commit of the side branch is not signed + with a valid key, the merge is aborted. --summary:: --no-summary:: @@ -114,3 +133,11 @@ ifndef::git-pull[] reporting. endif::git-pull[] + +--allow-unrelated-histories:: + By default, `git merge` command refuses to merge histories + that do not share a common ancestor. This option can be + used to override this safety when merging histories of two + projects that started their lives independently. As that is + a very rare occasion, no configuration variable to enable + this by default exists and will not be added. |