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diff --git a/Documentation/merge-options.txt b/Documentation/merge-options.txt index b613d4ed08..f2f1d0f51c 100644 --- a/Documentation/merge-options.txt +++ b/Documentation/merge-options.txt @@ -7,6 +7,22 @@ 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:: +--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. ++ +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 +they run `git merge`. To make it easier to adjust such scripts to the +updated behaviour, the environment variable `GIT_MERGE_AUTOEDIT` can be +set to `no` at the beginning of them. + --ff:: --no-ff:: Do not generate a merge commit if the merge resolved as |