+static struct hash_list* cmd_merge(unsigned int *count)
+{
+ struct hash_list *list = NULL, *n, *e;
+ const char *from, *endp;
+ char *str_uq;
+ struct branch *s;
+
+ *count = 0;
+ while (!strncmp("merge ", command_buf.buf, 6)) {
+ from = strchr(command_buf.buf, ' ') + 1;
+ str_uq = unquote_c_style(from, &endp);
+ if (str_uq) {
+ if (*endp)
+ die("Garbage after string in: %s", command_buf.buf);
+ from = str_uq;
+ }
+
+ n = xmalloc(sizeof(*n));
+ s = lookup_branch(from);
+ if (s)
+ hashcpy(n->sha1, s->sha1);
+ else if (*from == ':') {
+ unsigned long idnum = strtoul(from + 1, NULL, 10);
+ struct object_entry *oe = find_mark(idnum);
+ if (oe->type != OBJ_COMMIT)
+ die("Mark :%lu not a commit", idnum);
+ hashcpy(n->sha1, oe->sha1);
+ } else if (get_sha1(from, n->sha1))
+ die("Invalid ref name or SHA1 expression: %s", from);
+
+ n->next = NULL;
+ if (list)
+ e->next = n;
+ else
+ list = n;
+ e = n;
+ *count++;
+ read_next_command();
+ }
+ return list;
+}
+