git-fmt-merge-msg

Produce a merge commit message

SYNOPSIS

gitfmt -merge -msg [ -m <message>] [ --log[=<n>] | --no -log] gitfmt -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 gitmerge .

This command is intended mostly for internal use by scripts automatically invoking gitmerge .

--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 .

--[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 .branchdesc In addition to branch names, populate the log message with the branch description text associated with them . Defaults to false .

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 .

EXAMPLES

.RS 4
$ git fetch origin master $ git fmt -merge -msg --log <$GIT_DIR/FETCH_HEAD .RE

Print a log message describing a merge of the "master" branch from the "origin" remote .

GIT

Part of the git (1)suite