git/Documentation/git-fmt-merge-msg.txt
Jonathan Nieder 2102440c17 fmt-merge-msg -m to override merge title
Since v1.7.1.1~23^2 (merge: --log appends shortlog to message if
specified, 2010-05-11), the fmt-merge-msg backend supports custom text
to override the merge title "Merge <foo> into <bar>".

Expose this functionality for scripted callers.  Example:

 git fmt-merge-msg --log -m \
	"$(printf '%s\n' \
	    "Merge branch 'api-cleanup' into feature" \
	    '' \
	    'This is to use a few functions refactored for this purpose.'
	)" <.git/FETCH_HEAD

Cc: Tay Ray Chuan <rctay89@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: Jonathan Nieder <jrnieder@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
2010-08-18 14:02:04 -07:00

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git-fmt-merge-msg(1)
====================
NAME
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git-fmt-merge-msg - Produce a merge commit message
SYNOPSIS
--------
[verse]
'git fmt-merge-msg' [-m <message>] [--log | --no-log] <$GIT_DIR/FETCH_HEAD
'git fmt-merge-msg' [-m <message>] [--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.
-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::
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
--------
linkgit:git-merge[1]
Author
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Written by Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Documentation
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Documentation by Petr Baudis, Junio C Hamano and the git-list <git@vger.kernel.org>.
GIT
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Part of the linkgit:git[1] suite