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-rw-r--r--Documentation/merge-options.txt7
-rw-r--r--Documentation/pretty-formats.txt4
2 files changed, 7 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/Documentation/merge-options.txt b/Documentation/merge-options.txt
index f08e9b80c5..30808a01e7 100644
--- a/Documentation/merge-options.txt
+++ b/Documentation/merge-options.txt
@@ -89,8 +89,11 @@ option can be used to override --squash.
--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.
+ Verify that the tip commit of the side branch being merged is
+ signed with a valid key, i.e. a key that has a valid uid: in the
+ default trust model, this means the signing key has been signed by
+ a trusted key. If the tip commit of the side branch is not signed
+ with a valid key, the merge is aborted.
--summary::
--no-summary::
diff --git a/Documentation/pretty-formats.txt b/Documentation/pretty-formats.txt
index 671cebd95c..29b19b992f 100644
--- a/Documentation/pretty-formats.txt
+++ b/Documentation/pretty-formats.txt
@@ -143,8 +143,8 @@ ifndef::git-rev-list[]
- '%N': commit notes
endif::git-rev-list[]
- '%GG': raw verification message from GPG for a signed commit
-- '%G?': show "G" for a Good signature, "B" for a Bad signature, "U" for a good,
- untrusted signature and "N" for no signature
+- '%G?': show "G" for a good (valid) signature, "B" for a bad signature,
+ "U" for a good signature with unknown validity and "N" for no signature
- '%GS': show the name of the signer for a signed commit
- '%GK': show the key used to sign a signed commit
- '%gD': reflog selector, e.g., `refs/stash@{1}`