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| author | Antonin Delpeuch <antonin@delpeuch.eu> | 2023-11-20 19:18:52 +0000 |
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| committer | Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com> | 2023-11-22 14:23:06 +0900 |
| commit | 4f7fd79e57f483282bc21bf5b0669f9c8229d32a (patch) | |
| tree | bdb53d009940ab6aa32c4f903c7fc8030769635f /Documentation/git-merge-file.txt | |
| parent | 564d0252ca632e0264ed670534a51d18a689ef5d (diff) | |
| download | git-4f7fd79e57f483282bc21bf5b0669f9c8229d32a.tar.gz | |
merge-file: add --diff-algorithm option
Make it possible to use other diff algorithms than the 'myers'
default algorithm, when using the 'git merge-file' command, to help
avoid spurious conflicts by selecting a more recent algorithm such
as 'histogram', for instance when using 'git merge-file' as part of
a custom merge driver.
Signed-off-by: Antonin Delpeuch <antonin@delpeuch.eu>
Reviewed-by: Phillip Wood <phillip.wood@dunelm.org.uk>
Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Diffstat (limited to 'Documentation/git-merge-file.txt')
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1 files changed, 6 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/Documentation/git-merge-file.txt b/Documentation/git-merge-file.txt index 6a081eacb7..71915a00fa 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-merge-file.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-merge-file.txt @@ -92,6 +92,12 @@ object store and the object ID of its blob is written to standard output. Instead of leaving conflicts in the file, resolve conflicts favouring our (or their or both) side of the lines. +--diff-algorithm={patience|minimal|histogram|myers}:: + Use a different diff algorithm while merging. The current default is "myers", + but selecting more recent algorithm such as "histogram" can help + avoid mismerges that occur due to unimportant matching lines + (such as braces from distinct functions). See also + linkgit:git-diff[1] `--diff-algorithm`. EXAMPLES -------- |