From 359ff6938990a438b99e95fe36b6b359f3eb9811 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Elijah Newren Date: Thu, 22 Jul 2021 05:04:49 +0000 Subject: pull: update docs & code for option compatibility with rebasing git-pull.txt includes merge-options.txt, which is written assuming merges will happen. git-pull has allowed rebases for many years; update the documentation to reflect that. While at it, pass any `--signoff` flag through to the rebase backend too so that we don't have to document it as merge-specific. Rebase has supported the --signoff flag for years now as well. Signed-off-by: Elijah Newren Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano --- Documentation/merge-options.txt | 40 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 40 insertions(+) (limited to 'Documentation/merge-options.txt') diff --git a/Documentation/merge-options.txt b/Documentation/merge-options.txt index eb0aabd396..907327bf75 100644 --- a/Documentation/merge-options.txt +++ b/Documentation/merge-options.txt @@ -2,6 +2,9 @@ --no-commit:: Perform the merge and commit the result. This option can be used to override --no-commit. +ifdef::git-pull[] + Only useful when merging. +endif::git-pull[] + With --no-commit perform the merge and stop just before creating a merge commit, to give the user a chance to inspect and further @@ -39,6 +42,7 @@ set to `no` at the beginning of them. to `MERGE_MSG` before being passed on to the commit machinery in the case of a merge conflict. +ifdef::git-merge[] --ff:: --no-ff:: --ff-only:: @@ -47,6 +51,22 @@ set to `no` at the beginning of them. default unless merging an annotated (and possibly signed) tag that is not stored in its natural place in the `refs/tags/` hierarchy, in which case `--no-ff` is assumed. +endif::git-merge[] +ifdef::git-pull[] +--ff-only:: + Only update to the new history if there is no divergent local + history. This is the default when no method for reconciling + divergent histories is provided (via the --rebase=* flags). + +--ff:: +--no-ff:: + When merging rather than rebasing, specifies how a merge is + handled when the merged-in history is already a descendant of + the current history. If merging is requested, `--ff` is the + default unless merging an annotated (and possibly signed) tag + that is not stored in its natural place in the `refs/tags/` + hierarchy, in which case `--no-ff` is assumed. +endif::git-pull[] + With `--ff`, when possible resolve the merge as a fast-forward (only update the branch pointer to match the merged branch; do not create a @@ -55,9 +75,11 @@ descendant of the current history), create a merge commit. + With `--no-ff`, create a merge commit in all cases, even when the merge could instead be resolved as a fast-forward. +ifdef::git-merge[] + With `--ff-only`, resolve the merge as a fast-forward when possible. When not possible, refuse to merge and exit with a non-zero status. +endif::git-merge[] -S[]:: --gpg-sign[=]:: @@ -73,6 +95,9 @@ When not possible, refuse to merge and exit with a non-zero status. In addition to branch names, populate the log message with one-line descriptions from at most actual commits that are being merged. See also linkgit:git-fmt-merge-msg[1]. +ifdef::git-pull[] + Only useful when merging. +endif::git-pull[] + With --no-log do not list one-line descriptions from the actual commits being merged. @@ -102,10 +127,17 @@ With --no-squash perform the merge and commit the result. This option can be used to override --squash. + With --squash, --commit is not allowed, and will fail. +ifdef::git-pull[] ++ +Only useful when merging. +endif::git-pull[] --no-verify:: This option bypasses the pre-merge and commit-msg hooks. See also linkgit:githooks[5]. +ifdef::git-pull[] + Only useful when merging. +endif::git-pull[] -s :: --strategy=:: @@ -127,6 +159,10 @@ With --squash, --commit is not allowed, and will fail. 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. +ifdef::git-pull[] ++ +Only useful when merging. +endif::git-pull[] --summary:: --no-summary:: @@ -166,3 +202,7 @@ endif::git-pull[] projects that started their lives independently. As that is a very rare occasion, no configuration variable to enable this by default exists and will not be added. +ifdef::git-pull[] ++ +Only useful when merging. +endif::git-pull[] -- cgit v1.2.3