1git-fmt-merge-msg(1)
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NAME
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6git-fmt-merge-msg - Produce a merge commit message
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SYNOPSIS
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11[verse]
12'git fmt-merge-msg' [--log | --no-log] <$GIT_DIR/FETCH_HEAD
13'git fmt-merge-msg' [--log | --no-log] -F <file>
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DESCRIPTION
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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'.
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This script is intended mostly for internal use by scripts
22automatically invoking 'git-merge'.
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OPTIONS
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--log::
28In addition to branch names, populate the log message with
29one-line descriptions from the actual commits that are being
30merged.
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--no-log::
33Do not list one-line descriptions from the actual commits being
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--summary::
37--no-summary::
38Synonyms to --log and --no-log; these are deprecated and will be
39removed in the future.
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-F <file>::
42--file <file>::
43Take the list of merged objects from <file> instead of
44stdin.
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CONFIGURATION
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merge.log::
50Whether to include summaries of merged commits in newly
51merge commit messages. False by default.
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merge.summary::
54Synonym to `merge.log`; this is deprecated and will be removed in
55the future.
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SEE ALSO
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59linkgit:git-merge[1]
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Author
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64Written by Junio C Hamano <junkio@cox.net>
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Documentation
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68Documentation by Petr Baudis, Junio C Hamano and the git-list <git@vger.kernel.org>.
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GIT
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72Part of the linkgit:git[1] suite