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.\" Title: git-cherry-pick
.\" Author: [FIXME: author] [see http://www.docbook.org/tdg5/en/html/author]
.\" Generator: DocBook XSL Stylesheets vsnapshot <http://docbook.sf.net/>
-.\" Date: 08/12/2022
+.\" Date: 08/18/2022
.\" Manual: Git Manual
-.\" Source: Git 2.37.2.324.gafa70145a2
+.\" Source: Git 2.37.2.382.g795ea8776b
.\" Language: English
.\"
-.TH "GIT\-CHERRY\-PICK" "1" "08/12/2022" "Git 2\&.37\&.2\&.324\&.gafa701" "Git Manual"
+.TH "GIT\-CHERRY\-PICK" "1" "08/18/2022" "Git 2\&.37\&.2\&.382\&.g795ea8" "Git Manual"
.\" -----------------------------------------------------------------
.\" * Define some portability stuff
.\" -----------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -229,7 +229,12 @@ for details\&.
.PP
\-\-rerere\-autoupdate, \-\-no\-rerere\-autoupdate
.RS 4
-Allow the rerere mechanism to update the index with the result of auto\-conflict resolution if possible\&.
+After the rerere mechanism reuses a recorded resolution on the current conflict to update the files in the working tree, allow it to also update the index with the result of resolution\&.
+\fB\-\-no\-rerere\-autoupdate\fR
+is a good way to double\-check what
+\fBrerere\fR
+did and catch potential mismerges, before committing the result to the index with a separate
+\fBgit add\fR\&.
.RE
.SH "SEQUENCER SUBCOMMANDS"
.PP