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diff --git a/Documentation/merge-options.txt b/Documentation/merge-options.txt index 1a5c12e317..afba8d4f3b 100644 --- a/Documentation/merge-options.txt +++ b/Documentation/merge-options.txt @@ -9,17 +9,35 @@ inspect and further tweak the merge result before committing. --edit:: -e:: - Invoke editor before committing successful merge to further - edit the default merge message. +--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` (or `-e`) 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:: + When the merge resolves as a fast-forward, only update the branch + pointer, without creating a merge commit. This is the default + behavior. + --no-ff:: - Do not generate a merge commit if the merge resolved as - a fast-forward, only update the branch pointer. This is - the default behavior of git-merge. -+ -With --no-ff Generate a merge commit even if the merge -resolved as a fast-forward. + Create a merge commit even when the merge resolves as a + fast-forward. This is the default behaviour when merging an + annotated (and possibly signed) tag. + +--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. --log[=<n>]:: --no-log:: @@ -54,11 +72,6 @@ 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 @@ -72,6 +85,11 @@ option can be used to override --squash. Pass merge strategy specific option through to the merge strategy. +--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. + --summary:: --no-summary:: Synonyms to --stat and --no-stat; these are deprecated and will be |