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diff --git a/Documentation/git-pull.txt b/Documentation/git-pull.txt index cef4c0ae38..2f8a9ce2f2 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-pull.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-pull.txt @@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ git-pull - Pull and merge from another repository. SYNOPSIS -------- -'git-pull' <repository> <refspec>... +'git-pull' <options> <repository> <refspec>... DESCRIPTION @@ -32,6 +32,72 @@ include::pull-fetch-param.txt[] existing contents of $GIT_DIR/FETCH_HEAD. Without this option old data in $GIT_DIR/FETCH_HEAD will be overwritten. +include::merge-pull-opts.txt[] + + +MERGE STRATEGIES +---------------- + +resolve:: + This can only resolve two heads (i.e. the current branch + and another branch you pulled from) using 3-way merge + algorithm. It tries to carefully detect criss-cross + merge ambiguities and is considered generally safe and + fast. This is the default merge strategy when pulling + one branch. + +recursive:: + This can only resolve two heads using 3-way merge + algorithm. When there are more than one common + ancestors that can be used for 3-way merge, it creates a + merged tree of the common ancestores and uses that as + the reference tree for the 3-way merge. This has been + reported to result in fewer merge conflicts without + causing mis-merges by tests done on actual merge commits + taken from Linux 2.6 kernel development history. + Additionally this can detect and handle merges involving + renames. + +octopus:: + This resolves more than two-head case, but refuses to do + complex merge that needs manual resolution. It is + primarily meant to be used for bundling topic branch + heads together. This is the default merge strategy when + pulling more than one branch. + +ours:: + This resolves any number of heads, but the result of the + merge is always the current branch head. It is meant to + be used to supersede old development history of side + branches. + + +EXAMPLES +-------- + +git pull, git pull origin:: + Fetch the default head from the repository you cloned + from and merge it into your current branch. + +git pull -s ours . obsolete:: + Merge local branch `obsolete` into the current branch, + using `ours` merge strategy. + +git pull . fixes enhancements:: + Bundle local branch `fixes` and `enhancements` on top of + the current branch, making an Octopus merge. + +git pull --no-commit . maint:: + Merge local branch `maint` into the current branch, but + do not make a commit automatically. This can be used + when you want to include further changes to the merge, + or want to write your own merge commit message. ++ +You should refrain from abusing this option to sneak substantial +changes into a merge commit. Small fixups like bumping +release/version name would be acceptable. + + Author ------ Written by Linus Torvalds <torvalds@osdl.org> |