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@@ -112,8 +112,8 @@ With --squash, --commit is not allowed, and will fail.
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).
+ is used instead (`recursive` when merging a single head,
+ `octopus` otherwise).
-X <option>::
--strategy-option=<option>::
@@ -154,7 +154,8 @@ endif::git-pull[]
--autostash::
--no-autostash::
Automatically create a temporary stash entry before the operation
- begins, and apply it after the operation ends. This means
+ begins, record it in the special ref `MERGE_AUTOSTASH`
+ and apply it after the operation ends. This means
that you can run the operation on a dirty worktree. However, use
with care: the final stash application after a successful
merge might result in non-trivial conflicts.