-t or --tool=<tool>::
Use the merge resolution program specified by <tool>.
Valid merge tools are:
- kdiff3, tkdiff, meld, xxdiff, and emerge.
-
- If a merge resolution program is not specified, 'git mergetool'
- will use the configuration variable merge.tool. If the
- configuration variable merge.tool is not set, 'git mergetool'
- will pick a suitable default.
+ kdiff3, tkdiff, meld, xxdiff, emerge, vimdiff, gvimdiff, ecmerge, and opendiff
++
+If a merge resolution program is not specified, 'git mergetool'
+will use the configuration variable merge.tool. If the
+configuration variable merge.tool is not set, 'git mergetool'
+will pick a suitable default.
++
+You can explicitly provide a full path to the tool by setting the
+configuration variable mergetool.<tool>.path. For example, you
+can configure the absolute path to kdiff3 by setting
+mergetool.kdiff3.path. Otherwise, 'git mergetool' assumes the tool
+is available in PATH.
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