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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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8
9SYNOPSIS
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11git-fmt-merge-msg [--summary | --no-summary] <$GIT_DIR/FETCH_HEAD
12git-fmt-merge-msg [--summary | --no-summray] -F <file>
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14DESCRIPTION
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16Takes the list of merged objects on stdin and produces a suitable
17commit message to be used for the merge commit, usually to be
18passed as the '<merge-message>' argument of `git-merge`.
19
20This script is intended mostly for internal use by scripts
21automatically invoking `git-merge`.
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23OPTIONS
24-------
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26--summary::
27 In addition to branch names, populate the log message with
28 one-line descriptions from the actual commits that are being
29 merged.
30
31--no-summary::
32 Do not list one-line descriptions from the actual commits being
33 merged.
34
35--file <file>, -F <file>::
36 Take the list of merged objects from <file> instead of
37 stdin.
38
39CONFIGURATION
40-------------
41
42merge.summary::
43 Whether to include summaries of merged commits in newly
44 merge commit messages. False by default.
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46SEE ALSO
47--------
48gitlink:git-merge[1]
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50
51Author
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53Written by Junio C Hamano <junkio@cox.net>
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55Documentation
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57Documentation by Petr Baudis, Junio C Hamano and the git-list <git@vger.kernel.org>.
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59GIT
60---
61Part of the gitlink:git[7] suite
62