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@@ -7,6 +7,11 @@ 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
@@ -16,11 +21,11 @@ inspect and further tweak the merge result before committing.
With --no-ff Generate a merge commit even if the merge
resolved as a fast-forward.
---log::
+--log[=<n>]::
--no-log::
In addition to branch names, populate the log message with
- one-line descriptions from the actual commits that are being
- merged.
+ 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.
@@ -49,23 +54,43 @@ merge.
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).
+ 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.
+ 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[]