GIT-FMT-MERGE-MSG(1)GIT-FMT-MERGE-MSG(1)NAMEgit-fmt-merge-msg - Produce a merge commit message
SYNOPSIS
git fmt-merge-msg [-m <message>] [--log | --no-log] <$GIT_DIR/FETCH_HEAD
git fmt-merge-msg [-m <message>] [--log | --no-log] -F <file>
DESCRIPTION
Takes the list of merged objects on stdin and produces a suitable com-
mit message to be used for the merge commit, usually to be passed as
the <merge-message> argument of git merge.
This command is intended mostly for internal use by scripts automati-
cally invoking git merge.
OPTIONS--log In addition to branch names, populate the log message with
one-line descriptions from the actual commits that are being
merged.
--no-log
Do not list one-line descriptions from the actual commits being
merged.
--summary, --no-summary
Synonyms to --log and --no-log; these are deprecated and will be
removed in the future.
-m <message>, --message <message>
Use <message> instead of the branch names for the first line of
the log message. For use with --log.
-F <file>, --file <file>
Take the list of merged objects from <file> instead of stdin.
CONFIGURATION
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.
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GIT-FMT-MERGE-MSG(1)GIT-FMT-MERGE-MSG(1)SEE ALSOgit-merge(1)AUTHOR
Written by Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com: mailto:gitster@pobox.com>
DOCUMENTATION
Documentation by Petr Baudis, Junio C Hamano and the git-list
<git@vger.kernel.org: mailto:git@vger.kernel.org>.
GIT
Part of the git(1) suite
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