--q::
---quiet::
- Operate quietly.
-
--v::
---verbose::
- Be verbose.
+--commit::
+--no-commit::
+ Perform the merge and commit the result. This option can
+ be used to override --no-commit.
++
+With --no-commit perform the merge but pretend the merge
+failed and do not autocommit, to give the user a chance to
+inspect and further tweak the merge result before committing.
---stat::
- Show a diffstat at the end of the merge. The diffstat is also
- controlled by the configuration option merge.stat.
+--edit::
+--no-edit::
+ Invoke an editor before committing successful mechanical merge to
+ further edit the auto-generated merge message, so that the user
+ can explain and justify the merge. The `--no-edit` option can be
+ used to accept the auto-generated message (this is generally
+ discouraged). The `--edit` option is still useful if you are
+ giving a draft message with the `-m` option from the command line
+ and want to edit it in the editor.
++
+Older scripts may depend on the historical behaviour of not allowing the
+user to edit the merge log message. They will see an editor opened when
+they run `git merge`. To make it easier to adjust such scripts to the
+updated behaviour, the environment variable `GIT_MERGE_AUTOEDIT` can be
+set to `no` at the beginning of them.
--n::
---no-stat::
- Do not show a diffstat at the end of the merge.
+--ff::
+ When the merge resolves as a fast-forward, only update the branch
+ pointer, without creating a merge commit. This is the default
+ behavior.
---summary::
---no-summary::
- Synonyms to --stat and --no-stat; these are deprecated and will be
- removed in the future.
+--no-ff::
+ Create a merge commit even when the merge resolves as a
+ fast-forward.
---log::
- In addition to branch names, populate the log message with
- one-line descriptions from the actual commits that are being
- merged.
+--ff-only::
+ Refuse to merge and exit with a non-zero status unless the
+ current `HEAD` is already up-to-date or the merge can be
+ resolved as a fast-forward.
+--log[=<n>]::
--no-log::
- Do not list one-line descriptions from the actual commits being
- merged.
+ In addition to branch names, populate the log message with
+ one-line descriptions from at most <n> actual commits that are being
+ merged. See also linkgit:git-fmt-merge-msg[1].
++
+With --no-log do not list one-line descriptions from the
+actual commits being merged.
---no-commit::
- Perform the merge but pretend the merge failed and do
- not autocommit, to give the user a chance to inspect and
- further tweak the merge result before committing.
---commit::
- Perform the merge and commit the result. This option can
- be used to override --no-commit.
+--stat::
+-n::
+--no-stat::
+ Show a diffstat at the end of the merge. The diffstat is also
+ controlled by the configuration option merge.stat.
++
+With -n or --no-stat do not show a diffstat at the end of the
+merge.
--squash::
+--no-squash::
Produce the working tree and index state as if a real
- merge happened, but do not actually make a commit or
+ merge happened (except for the merge information),
+ but do not actually make a commit or
move the `HEAD`, nor record `$GIT_DIR/MERGE_HEAD` to
cause the next `git commit` command to create a merge
commit. This allows you to create a single commit on
top of the current branch whose effect is the same as
merging another branch (or more in case of an octopus).
-
---no-squash::
- Perform the merge and commit the result. This option can
- be used to override --squash.
-
---no-ff::
- Generate a merge commit even if the merge resolved as a
- fast-forward.
-
---ff::
- Do not generate a merge commit if the merge resolved as
- a fast-forward, only update the branch pointer. This is
- the default behavior of git-merge.
++
+With --no-squash perform the merge and commit the result. This
+option can be used to override --squash.
-s <strategy>::
--strategy=<strategy>::
Use the given merge strategy; can be supplied more than
once to specify them in the order they should be tried.
If there is no `-s` option, a built-in list of strategies
- is used instead ('git-merge-recursive' when merging a single
- head, 'git-merge-octopus' otherwise).
+ is used instead ('git merge-recursive' when merging a single
+ head, 'git merge-octopus' otherwise).
+
+-X <option>::
+--strategy-option=<option>::
+ Pass merge strategy specific option through to the merge
+ strategy.
+
+--summary::
+--no-summary::
+ Synonyms to --stat and --no-stat; these are deprecated and will be
+ removed in the future.
+
+ifndef::git-pull[]
+-q::
+--quiet::
+ Operate quietly. Implies --no-progress.
+
+-v::
+--verbose::
+ Be verbose.
+
+--progress::
+--no-progress::
+ Turn progress on/off explicitly. If neither is specified,
+ progress is shown if standard error is connected to a terminal.
+ Note that not all merge strategies may support progress
+ reporting.
+
+endif::git-pull[]