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diff --git a/Documentation/git-mergetool.txt b/Documentation/git-mergetool.txt index 4a6f7f3a2d..55735faf7b 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-mergetool.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-mergetool.txt @@ -13,11 +13,11 @@ DESCRIPTION ----------- Use `git mergetool` to run one of several merge utilities to resolve -merge conflicts. It is typically run after 'git-merge'. +merge conflicts. It is typically run after 'git merge'. If one or more <file> parameters are given, the merge tool program will be run to resolve differences on each file. If no <file> names are -specified, 'git-mergetool' will run the merge tool program on every file +specified, 'git mergetool' will run the merge tool program on every file with merge conflicts. OPTIONS @@ -29,23 +29,23 @@ OPTIONS kdiff3, tkdiff, meld, xxdiff, emerge, vimdiff, gvimdiff, ecmerge, diffuse, tortoisemerge, opendiff, p4merge and araxis. + -If a merge resolution program is not specified, 'git-mergetool' +If a merge resolution program is not specified, 'git mergetool' will use the configuration variable `merge.tool`. If the -configuration variable `merge.tool` is not set, 'git-mergetool' +configuration variable `merge.tool` is not set, 'git mergetool' will pick a suitable default. + You can explicitly provide a full path to the tool by setting the configuration variable `mergetool.<tool>.path`. For example, you can configure the absolute path to kdiff3 by setting -`mergetool.kdiff3.path`. Otherwise, 'git-mergetool' assumes the +`mergetool.kdiff3.path`. Otherwise, 'git mergetool' assumes the tool is available in PATH. + Instead of running one of the known merge tool programs, -'git-mergetool' can be customized to run an alternative program +'git mergetool' can be customized to run an alternative program by specifying the command line to invoke in a configuration variable `mergetool.<tool>.cmd`. + -When 'git-mergetool' is invoked with this tool (either through the +When 'git mergetool' is invoked with this tool (either through the `-t` or `--tool` option or the `merge.tool` configuration variable) the configured command line will be invoked with `$BASE` set to the name of a temporary file containing the common base for @@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ merge resolution. If the custom merge tool correctly indicates the success of a merge resolution with its exit code, then the configuration variable `mergetool.<tool>.trustExitCode` can be set to `true`. -Otherwise, 'git-mergetool' will prompt the user to indicate the +Otherwise, 'git mergetool' will prompt the user to indicate the success of the resolution after the custom tool has exited. -y:: |