git-merge-file − Run a three−way file merge |
git merge−file [−L <current−name> [−L <base−name> [−L <other−name>]]] [−−ours|−−theirs|−−union] [−p|−−stdout] [−q|−−quiet] [−−marker−size=<n>] <current−file> <base−file> <other−file> |
git merge−file incorporates all changes that lead from the <base−file> to <other−file> into <current−file>. The result ordinarily goes into <current−file>. git merge−file is useful for combining separate changes to an original. Suppose <base−file> is the original, and both <current−file> and <other−file> are modifications of <base−file>, then git merge−file combines both changes. A conflict occurs if both <current−file> and <other−file> have changes in a common segment of lines. If a conflict is found, git merge−file normally outputs a warning and brackets the conflict with lines containing <<<<<<< and >>>>>>> markers. A typical conflict will look like this: |
<<<<<<< A lines in file A ======= lines in file B >>>>>>> B |
If there are conflicts, the user should edit the result and delete one of the alternatives. When −−ours, −−theirs, or −−union option is in effect, however, these conflicts are resolved favouring lines from <current−file>, lines from <other−file>, or lines from both respectively. The length of the conflict markers can be given with the −−marker−size option. The exit value of this program is negative on error, and the number of conflicts otherwise. If the merge was clean, the exit value is 0. git merge−file is designed to be a minimal clone of RCS merge; that is, it implements all of RCS merge´s functionality which is needed by git(1). |
−L <label> |
This option may be given up to three times, and specifies labels to be used in place of the corresponding file names in conflict reports. That is, git merge−file −L x −L y −L z a b c generates output that looks like it came from files x, y and z instead of from files a, b and c. |
−p |
Send results to standard output instead of overwriting <current−file>. |
−q |
Quiet; do not warn about conflicts. |
−−ours, −−theirs, −−union |
Instead of leaving conflicts in the file, resolve conflicts favouring our (or their or both) side of the lines. |
git merge−file README.my README README.upstream |
combines the changes of README.my and README.upstream since README, tries to merge them and writes the result into README.my. |
git merge−file −L a −L b −L c tmp/a123 tmp/b234 tmp/c345 |
merges tmp/a123 and tmp/c345 with the base tmp/b234, but uses labels a and c instead of tmp/a123 and tmp/c345. |
Written by Johannes Schindelin <johannes.schindelin@gmx.de [1] > |
Documentation by Johannes Schindelin and the git−list <git@vger.kernel.org [2] >, with parts copied from the original documentation of RCS merge. |
Part of the git(1) suite |
1. |
johannes.schindelin@gmx.de |
mailto:johannes.schindelin@gmx.de |
2. |
git@vger.kernel.org |
mailto:git@vger.kernel.org |