GIT-FMT-MERGE-MSG(1)
NAME
git-fmt-merge-msg - Produce a merge commit message
SYNOPSIS
git fmt-merge-msg [--log | --no-log] <$GIT_DIR/FETCH_HEAD git fmt-merge-msg [--log | --no-log] -F <file>
DESCRIPTION
Takes the list of merged objects on stdin and produces a suitable
commit 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
automatically 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. - -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.
SEE ALSO
AUTHOR
Written by Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com[1]>
DOCUMENTATION
Documentation by Petr Baudis, Junio C Hamano and the git-list
<git@vger.kernel.org[2]>.
GIT
Part of the git(1) suite
NOTES
- 1. gitster@pobox.com
- mailto:gitster@pobox.com
- 2. git@vger.kernel.org
mailto:git@vger.kernel.org