git-fmt-merge-msg(1) ==================== NAME ---- git-fmt-merge-msg - Produce a merge commit message SYNOPSIS -------- [verse] 'git fmt-merge-msg' [-m <message>] [--log[=<n>] | --no-log] <$GIT_DIR/FETCH_HEAD 'git fmt-merge-msg' [-m <message>] [--log[=<n>] | --no-log] -F <file> DESCRIPTION ----------- Takes the list of merged objects on stdin and produces a suitable commit message to be used for the merge commit, usually to be passed as the '<merge-message>' argument of 'git merge'. This command is intended mostly for internal use by scripts automatically invoking 'git merge'. OPTIONS ------- --log[=<n>]:: In addition to branch names, populate the log message with one-line descriptions from the actual commits that are being merged. At most <n> commits from each merge parent will be used (20 if <n> is omitted). This overrides the `merge.log` configuration variable. --no-log:: Do not list one-line descriptions from the actual commits being merged. --[no-]summary:: Synonyms to --log and --no-log; these are deprecated and will be removed in the future. -m <message>:: --message <message>:: Use <message> instead of the branch names for the first line of the log message. For use with `--log`. -F <file>:: --file <file>:: Take the list of merged objects from <file> instead of stdin. CONFIGURATION ------------- merge.branchdesc:: In addition to branch names, populate the log message with the branch description text associated with them. Defaults to false. merge.log:: In addition to branch names, populate the log message with at most the specified number of one-line descriptions from the actual commits that are being merged. Defaults to false, and true is a synonym for 20. merge.summary:: Synonym to `merge.log`; this is deprecated and will be removed in the future. SEE ALSO -------- linkgit:git-merge[1] GIT --- Part of the linkgit:git[1] suite