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diff --git a/git-merge-octopus.sh b/git-merge-octopus.sh
index bb58e22a18..7adffdc795 100755
--- a/git-merge-octopus.sh
+++ b/git-merge-octopus.sh
@@ -8,6 +8,11 @@
 LF='
 '
 
+die () {
+    echo >&2 "$*"
+    exit 1
+}
+
 # The first parameters up to -- are merge bases; the rest are heads.
 bases= head= remotes= sep_seen=
 for arg