X-Git-Url: http://git.ipfire.org/?a=blobdiff_plain;f=Documentation%2Fmerge-config.txt;h=897329bbd9f01fa0dcc308a3e3e17a576006cace;hb=2de9b71138171dca7279db3b3fe67e868c76d921;hp=9bb4956ccdbef507ab115ac19dfe8ad326afb7c2;hpb=48a8c26c625a4d3631c4f614bceb38933e741408;p=thirdparty%2Fgit.git diff --git a/Documentation/merge-config.txt b/Documentation/merge-config.txt index 9bb4956ccd..897329bbd9 100644 --- a/Documentation/merge-config.txt +++ b/Documentation/merge-config.txt @@ -17,10 +17,10 @@ merge.defaultToUpstream:: these tracking branches are merged. merge.ff:: - By default, git does not create an extra merge commit when merging + By default, Git does not create an extra merge commit when merging a commit that is a descendant of the current commit. Instead, the tip of the current branch is fast-forwarded. When set to `false`, - this variable tells git to create an extra merge commit in such + this variable tells Git to create an extra merge commit in such a case (equivalent to giving the `--no-ff` option from the command line). When set to `only`, only such fast-forward merges are allowed (equivalent to giving the `--ff-only` option from the @@ -38,10 +38,10 @@ merge.renameLimit:: diff.renameLimit. merge.renormalize:: - Tell git that canonical representation of files in the + Tell Git that canonical representation of files in the repository has changed over time (e.g. earlier commits record text files with CRLF line endings, but recent ones use LF line - endings). In such a repository, git can convert the data + endings). In such a repository, Git can convert the data recorded in commits to a canonical form before performing a merge to reduce unnecessary conflicts. For more information, see section "Merging branches with differing checkin/checkout