SYNOPSIS
--------
[verse]
-git-fmt-merge-msg [--summary | --no-summary] <$GIT_DIR/FETCH_HEAD
-git-fmt-merge-msg [--summary | --no-summary] -F <file>
+'git fmt-merge-msg' [--log | --no-log] <$GIT_DIR/FETCH_HEAD
+'git fmt-merge-msg' [--log | --no-log] -F <file>
DESCRIPTION
-----------
Takes the list of merged objects on stdin and produces a suitable
commit message to be used for the merge commit, usually to be
-passed as the '<merge-message>' argument of `git-merge`.
+passed as the '<merge-message>' argument of 'git-merge'.
This script is intended mostly for internal use by scripts
-automatically invoking `git-merge`.
+automatically invoking 'git-merge'.
OPTIONS
-------
---summary::
+--log::
In addition to branch names, populate the log message with
one-line descriptions from the actual commits that are being
merged.
---no-summary::
+--no-log::
Do not list one-line descriptions from the actual commits being
merged.
---file <file>, -F <file>::
+--summary::
+--no-summary::
+ Synonyms to --log and --no-log; these are deprecated and will be
+ removed in the future.
+
+-F <file>::
+--file <file>::
Take the list of merged objects from <file> instead of
stdin.
CONFIGURATION
-------------
-merge.summary::
+merge.log::
Whether to include summaries of merged commits in newly
merge commit messages. False by default.
+merge.summary::
+ Synonym to `merge.log`; this is deprecated and will be removed in
+ the future.
+
SEE ALSO
--------
-gitlink:git-merge[1]
+linkgit:git-merge[1]
Author
------
-Written by Junio C Hamano <junkio@cox.net>
+Written by Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Documentation
--------------
GIT
---
-Part of the gitlink:git[7] suite
+Part of the linkgit:git[1] suite