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diff --git a/Documentation/merge-options.txt b/Documentation/merge-options.txt index adadf8e4bf..48d04a5d88 100644 --- a/Documentation/merge-options.txt +++ b/Documentation/merge-options.txt @@ -1,43 +1,42 @@ --q:: ---quiet:: - Operate quietly. - --v:: ---verbose:: - Be verbose. - ---stat:: - Show a diffstat at the end of the merge. The diffstat is also - controlled by the configuration option merge.stat. - --n:: ---no-stat:: - Do not show a diffstat at the end of the merge. +--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. ---summary:: ---no-summary:: - Synonyms to --stat and --no-stat; these are deprecated and will be - removed in the future. +--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:: +--no-log:: In addition to branch names, populate the log message with one-line descriptions from the actual commits that are being merged. ++ +With --no-log do not list one-line descriptions from the +actual commits being merged. ---no-log:: - Do not list one-line descriptions from the actual commits being - merged. - ---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. ---commit:: - Perform the merge and commit the result. This option can - be used to override --no-commit. +--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 @@ -46,19 +45,9 @@ 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). - ---no-squash:: - Perform the merge and commit the result. This option can - be used to override --squash. - ---no-ff:: - Generate a merge commit even if the merge resolved as a - fast-forward. - ---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-squash perform the merge and commit the result. This +option can be used to override --squash. -s <strategy>:: --strategy=<strategy>:: @@ -67,3 +56,16 @@ 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). + +--summary:: +--no-summary:: + Synonyms to --stat and --no-stat; these are deprecated and will be + removed in the future. + +-q:: +--quiet:: + Operate quietly. + +-v:: +--verbose:: + Be verbose. |