GIT-FMT-MERGE-MSG(1) Git Manual GIT-FMT-MERGE-MSG(1)NAMEgit-fmt-merge-msg - Produce a merge commit message
SYNOPSIS
git fmt-merge-msg [-m <message>] [--log[=<n>] | --no-log] <$GIT_DIR/FETCH_HEAD
git fmt-merge-msg [-m <message>] [--log[=<n>] | --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[=<n>]
In addition to branch names, populate the log message with one-line
descriptions from the actual commits that are being merged. At most
<n> commits from each merge parent will be used (20 if <n> is
omitted). This overrides the merge.log configuration variable.
--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.
-m <message>, --message <message>
Use <message> instead of the branch names for the first line of the
log message. For use with --log.
-F <file>, --file <file>
Take the list of merged objects from <file> instead of stdin.
CONFIGURATION
merge.log
In addition to branch names, populate the log message with at most
the specified number of one-line descriptions from the actual
commits that are being merged. Defaults to false, and true is a
synonym for 20.
merge.summary
Synonym to merge.log; this is deprecated and will be removed in the
future.
SEE ALSOgit-merge(1)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
Git 1.7.4.1 04/26/2011 GIT-FMT-MERGE-MSG(1)