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author | Junio C Hamano <junio@kernel.org> | 2010-10-27 06:08:54 +0000 |
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committer | Junio C Hamano <junio@kernel.org> | 2010-10-27 06:08:54 +0000 |
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diff --git a/merge-strategies.txt b/merge-strategies.txt index 8676e26ca..595a3cf1a 100644 --- a/merge-strategies.txt +++ b/merge-strategies.txt @@ -40,6 +40,28 @@ the other tree did, declaring 'our' history contains all that happened in it. theirs;; This is opposite of 'ours'. +patience;; + With this option, 'merge-recursive' spends a little extra time + to avoid mismerges that sometimes occur due to unimportant + matching lines (e.g., braces from distinct functions). Use + this when the branches to be merged have diverged wildly. + See also linkgit:git-diff[1] `--patience`. + +ignore-space-change;; +ignore-all-space;; +ignore-space-at-eol;; + Treats lines with the indicated type of whitespace change as + unchanged for the sake of a three-way merge. Whitespace + changes mixed with other changes to a line are not ignored. + See also linkgit:git-diff[1] `-b`, `-w`, and + `--ignore-space-at-eol`. ++ +* If 'their' version only introduces whitespace changes to a line, + 'our' version is used; +* If 'our' version introduces whitespace changes but 'their' + version includes a substantial change, 'their' version is used; +* Otherwise, the merge proceeds in the usual way. + renormalize;; This runs a virtual check-out and check-in of all three stages of a file when resolving a three-way merge. This option is @@ -52,6 +74,10 @@ no-renormalize;; Disables the `renormalize` option. This overrides the `merge.renormalize` configuration variable. +rename-threshold=<n>;; + Controls the similarity threshold used for rename detection. + See also linkgit:git-diff[1] `-M`. + subtree[=<path>];; This option is a more advanced form of 'subtree' strategy, where the strategy makes a guess on how two trees must be shifted to |