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1 | git-merge-base(1) |
2 | ================= | |
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3 | |
4 | NAME | |
5 | ---- | |
6 | git-merge-base - Finds as good a common ancestor as possible for a merge | |
7 | ||
8 | ||
9 | SYNOPSIS | |
10 | -------- | |
11 | 'git-merge-base' <commit> <commit> | |
12 | ||
13 | DESCRIPTION | |
14 | ----------- | |
15 | "git-merge-base" finds as good a common ancestor as possible. Given a | |
16 | selection of equally good common ancestors it should not be relied on | |
17 | to decide in any particular way. | |
18 | ||
19 | The "git-merge-base" algorithm is still in flux - use the source... | |
20 | ||
21 | ||
22 | Author | |
23 | ------ | |
24 | Written by Linus Torvalds <torvalds@osdl.org> | |
25 | ||
26 | Documentation | |
27 | -------------- | |
28 | Documentation by David Greaves, Junio C Hamano and the git-list <git@vger.kernel.org>. | |
29 | ||
30 | GIT | |
31 | --- | |
a7154e91 | 32 | Part of the gitlink:git[7] suite |
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