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1git-fmt-merge-msg(1)
2====================
3
4NAME
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6git-fmt-merge-msg - Produce a merge commit message
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9SYNOPSIS
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12git-fmt-merge-msg [--log | --no-log] <$GIT_DIR/FETCH_HEAD
13git-fmt-merge-msg [--log | --no-log] -F <file>
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15DESCRIPTION
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17Takes the list of merged objects on stdin and produces a suitable
18commit message to be used for the merge commit, usually to be
19passed as the '<merge-message>' argument of `git-merge`.
20
21This script is intended mostly for internal use by scripts
22automatically invoking `git-merge`.
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24OPTIONS
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6cd9cfef 27--log::
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28 In addition to branch names, populate the log message with
29 one-line descriptions from the actual commits that are being
30 merged.
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6cd9cfef 32--no-log::
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33 Do not list one-line descriptions from the actual commits being
34 merged.
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36--summary::
37--no-summary::
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38 Synonyms to --log and --no-log; these are deprecated and will be
39 removed in the future.
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41-F <file>::
42--file <file>::
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43 Take the list of merged objects from <file> instead of
44 stdin.
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46CONFIGURATION
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6cd9cfef 49merge.log::
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50 Whether to include summaries of merged commits in newly
51 merge commit messages. False by default.
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53merge.summary::
54 Synonym to `merge.log`; this is deprecated and will be removed in
55 the future.
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57SEE ALSO
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5162e697 59linkgit:git-merge[1]
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62Author
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64Written by Junio C Hamano <junkio@cox.net>
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66Documentation
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68Documentation by Petr Baudis, Junio C Hamano and the git-list <git@vger.kernel.org>.
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70GIT
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9e1f0a85 72Part of the linkgit:git[1] suite