inspect and further tweak the merge result before committing.
--edit::
+-e::
--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
+ discouraged). The `--edit` (or `-e`) 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.
+
--no-ff::
Create a merge commit even when the merge resolves as a
- fast-forward.
+ fast-forward. This is the default behaviour when merging an
+ annotated (and possibly signed) tag.
--ff-only::
Refuse to merge and exit with a non-zero status unless the
Pass merge strategy specific option through to the merge
strategy.
+--verify-signatures::
+--no-verify-signatures::
+ Verify that the commits being merged have good and trusted GPG signatures
+ and abort the merge in case they do not.
+
--summary::
--no-summary::
Synonyms to --stat and --no-stat; these are deprecated and will be