SYNOPSIS
--------
-'git mergetool' [--tool=<tool>] [<file>]...
+'git mergetool' [--tool=<tool>] [-y|--no-prompt|--prompt] [<file>]...
DESCRIPTION
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OPTIONS
-------
--t or --tool=<tool>::
+-t <tool>::
+--tool=<tool>::
Use the merge resolution program specified by <tool>.
Valid merge tools are:
kdiff3, tkdiff, meld, xxdiff, emerge, vimdiff, gvimdiff, ecmerge, and opendiff
`mergetool.kdiff3.path`. Otherwise, 'git-mergetool' assumes the
tool is available in PATH.
+
-Instead of running one of the known merge tool programs
+Instead of running one of the known merge tool programs,
'git-mergetool' can be customized to run an alternative program
-by specifying the command line to invoke in a configration
+by specifying the command line to invoke in a configuration
variable `mergetool.<tool>.cmd`.
+
When 'git-mergetool' is invoked with this tool (either through the
merge resolution.
+
If the custom merge tool correctly indicates the success of a
-merge resolution with its exit code then the configuration
+merge resolution with its exit code, then the configuration
variable `mergetool.<tool>.trustExitCode` can be set to `true`.
Otherwise, 'git-mergetool' will prompt the user to indicate the
success of the resolution after the custom tool has exited.
+-y::
+--no-prompt::
+ Don't prompt before each invocation of the merge resolution
+ program.
+
+--prompt::
+ Prompt before each invocation of the merge resolution program.
+ This is the default behaviour; the option is provided to
+ override any configuration settings.
+
Author
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Written by Theodore Y Ts'o <tytso@mit.edu>