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authorVincent Ambo <tazjin@google.com>2020-05-25T23·06+0100
committerVincent Ambo <tazjin@google.com>2020-05-25T23·06+0100
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tree85730c182a9f5f492ade8e8ccdb1c2356f9900bd /third_party/git/Documentation/merge-options.txt
parent6f8fbf4aa4b1654ab27d4829e114538761817de0 (diff)
revert(3p/git): Revert merge of git upstream at v2.26.2 r/852
This causes cgit to serve error pages, which is undesirable.

This reverts commit 5229c9b232de5bfa959ad6ebbb4c8192ac513352, reversing
changes made to f2b211131f2347342dde63975b09cf603149f1a3.
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--- a/third_party/git/Documentation/merge-options.txt
+++ b/third_party/git/Documentation/merge-options.txt
@@ -34,30 +34,26 @@ set to `no` at the beginning of them.
 
 --cleanup=<mode>::
 	This option determines how the merge message will be cleaned up before
-	committing. See linkgit:git-commit[1] for more details. In addition, if
+	commiting. See linkgit:git-commit[1] for more details. In addition, if
 	the '<mode>' is given a value of `scissors`, scissors will be appended
 	to `MERGE_MSG` before being passed on to the commit machinery in the
 	case of a merge conflict.
 
 --ff::
+	When the merge resolves as a fast-forward, only update the branch
+	pointer, without creating a merge commit.  This is the default
+	behavior.
+
 --no-ff::
+	Create a merge commit even when the merge resolves as a
+	fast-forward.  This is the default behaviour when merging an
+	annotated (and possibly signed) tag that is not stored in
+	its natural place in 'refs/tags/' hierarchy.
+
 --ff-only::
-	Specifies how a merge is handled when the merged-in history is
-	already a descendant of the current history.  `--ff` is the
-	default unless merging an annotated (and possibly signed) tag
-	that is not stored in its natural place in the `refs/tags/`
-	hierarchy, in which case `--no-ff` is assumed.
-+
-With `--ff`, when possible resolve the merge as a fast-forward (only
-update the branch pointer to match the merged branch; do not create a
-merge commit).  When not possible (when the merged-in history is not a
-descendant of the current history), create a merge commit.
-+
-With `--no-ff`, create a merge commit in all cases, even when the merge
-could instead be resolved as a fast-forward.
-+
-With `--ff-only`, resolve the merge as a fast-forward when possible.
-When not possible, refuse to merge and exit with a non-zero status.
+	Refuse to merge and exit with a non-zero status unless the
+	current `HEAD` is already up to date or the merge can be
+	resolved as a fast-forward.
 
 -S[<keyid>]::
 --gpg-sign[=<keyid>]::
@@ -109,10 +105,6 @@ option can be used to override --squash.
 +
 With --squash, --commit is not allowed, and will fail.
 
---no-verify::
-	This option bypasses the pre-merge and commit-msg hooks.
-	See also linkgit:githooks[5].
-
 -s <strategy>::
 --strategy=<strategy>::
 	Use the given merge strategy; can be supplied more than