failed and do not autocommit, to give the user a chance to
inspect and further tweak the merge result before committing.
+--edit::
+-e::
+ Invoke editor before committing successful merge to further
+ edit the default merge message.
+
--ff::
+ When the merge resolves as a fast-forward, only update the branch
+ pointer, without creating a merge commit. This is the default
+ behavior.
+
--no-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-ff Generate a merge commit even if the merge
-resolved as a fast-forward.
+ Create a merge commit even when the merge resolves as a
+ fast-forward.
+
+--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::
+--log[=<n>]::
--no-log::
In addition to branch names, populate the log message with
- one-line descriptions from the actual commits that are being
- merged.
+ 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.
With --no-squash perform the merge and commit the result. This
option can be used to override --squash.
---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.
-
-s <strategy>::
--strategy=<strategy>::
Use the given merge strategy; can be supplied more than
ifndef::git-pull[]
-q::
--quiet::
- Operate quietly.
+ 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[]