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@@ -8,14 +8,18 @@ failed and do not autocommit, to give the user a chance to
inspect and further tweak the merge result before committing.
--edit::
+-e::
--no-edit::
Invoke an editor before committing successful mechanical merge to
further edit the auto-generated merge message, so that the user
can explain and justify the merge. The `--no-edit` option can be
used to accept the auto-generated message (this is generally
- discouraged). The `--edit` option is still useful if you are
- giving a draft message with the `-m` option from the command line
- and want to edit it in the editor.
+ discouraged).
+ifndef::git-pull[]
+The `--edit` (or `-e`) option is still useful if you are
+giving a draft message with the `-m` option from the command line
+and want to edit it in the editor.
+endif::git-pull[]
+
Older scripts may depend on the historical behaviour of not allowing the
user to edit the merge log message. They will see an editor opened when
@@ -24,13 +28,19 @@ updated behaviour, the environment variable `GIT_MERGE_AUTOEDIT` can be
set to `no` at the beginning of them.
--ff::
+ When the merge resolves as a fast-forward, only update the branch
+ pointer, without creating a merge commit. This is the default
+ behavior.
+
--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.
+ Create a merge commit even when the merge resolves as a
+ fast-forward. This is the default behaviour when merging an
+ annotated (and possibly signed) tag.
+
+--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.
--log[=<n>]::
--no-log::
@@ -53,23 +63,17 @@ 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 `$GIT_DIR/MERGE_HEAD` to
- cause the next `git commit` command to create a merge
- commit. This allows you to create a single commit on
- top of the current branch whose effect is the same as
- merging another branch (or more in case of an octopus).
+ Produce the working tree and index state as if a real merge
+ happened (except for the merge information), but do not actually
+ make a commit, move the `HEAD`, or record `$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
@@ -83,6 +87,11 @@ option can be used to override --squash.
Pass merge strategy specific option through to the merge
strategy.
+--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.
+
--summary::
--no-summary::
Synonyms to --stat and --no-stat; these are deprecated and will be