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+--commit::
+--no-commit::
+	Perform the merge and commit the result. This option can
+	be used to override --no-commit.
++
+With --no-commit perform the merge but pretend the merge
+failed and do not autocommit, to give the user a chance to
+inspect and further tweak the merge result before committing.
+
+--edit::
+-e::
+	Invoke editor before committing successful merge to further
+	edit the default merge message.
+
+--ff::
+--no-ff::
+	Do not generate a merge commit if the merge resolved as
+	a fast-forward, only update the branch pointer. This is
+	the default behavior of git-merge.
++
+With --no-ff Generate a merge commit even if the merge
+resolved as a fast-forward.
+
+--log[=<n>]::
+--no-log::
+	In addition to branch names, populate the log message with
+	one-line descriptions from at most <n> actual commits that are being
+	merged. See also linkgit:git-fmt-merge-msg[1].
++
+With --no-log do not list one-line descriptions from the
+actual commits being merged.
+
+
+--stat::
+-n::
+--no-stat::
+	Show a diffstat at the end of the merge. The diffstat is also
+	controlled by the configuration option merge.stat.
++
+With -n or --no-stat do not show a diffstat at the end of the
+merge.
+
+--squash::
+--no-squash::
+	Produce the working tree and index state as if a real
+	merge happened (except for the merge information),
+	but do not actually make a commit or
+	move the `HEAD`, nor record `$GIT_DIR/MERGE_HEAD` to
+	cause the next `git commit` command to create a merge
+	commit.  This allows you to create a single commit on
+	top of the current branch whose effect is the same as
+	merging another branch (or more in case of an octopus).
++
+With --no-squash perform the merge and commit the result. This
+option can be used to override --squash.
+
+--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
+	resolved as a fast-forward.
+
+-s <strategy>::
+--strategy=<strategy>::
+	Use the given merge strategy; can be supplied more than
+	once to specify them in the order they should be tried.
+	If there is no `-s` option, a built-in list of strategies
+	is used instead ('git merge-recursive' when merging a single
+	head, 'git merge-octopus' otherwise).
+
+-X <option>::
+--strategy-option=<option>::
+	Pass merge strategy specific option through to the merge
+	strategy.
+
+--summary::
+--no-summary::
+	Synonyms to --stat and --no-stat; these are deprecated and will be
+	removed in the future.
+
+ifndef::git-pull[]
+-q::
+--quiet::
+	Operate quietly. Implies --no-progress.
+
+-v::
+--verbose::
+	Be verbose.
+
+--progress::
+--no-progress::
+	Turn progress on/off explicitly. If neither is specified,
+	progress is shown if standard error is connected to a terminal.
+	Note that not all merge strategies may support progress
+	reporting.
+
+endif::git-pull[]