GIT-FMT-MERGE-MSG(1)		  Git Manual		  GIT-FMT-MERGE-MSG(1)



NAME
       git-fmt-merge-msg - Produce a merge commit message

SYNOPSIS
       git fmt-merge-msg [-m <message>] [--into-name <branch>] [--log[=<n>] | --no-log]
       git fmt-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 git merge.

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

OPTIONS
       --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.

       --into-name <branch>
	   Prepare the merge message as if merging to the branch <branch>,
	   instead of the name of the real branch to which the merge is made.

       -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.suppressDest
	   By adding a glob that matches the names of integration branches to
	   this multi-valued configuration variable, the default merge message
	   computed for merges into these integration branches will omit "into
	   <branch name>" from its title.

	   An element with an empty value can be used to clear the list of
	   globs accumulated from previous configuration entries. When there
	   is no merge.suppressDest variable defined, the default value of
	   master is used for backward compatibility.

       merge.summary
	   Synonym to merge.log; this is deprecated and will be removed in the
	   future.

EXAMPLES
	   $ git fetch origin master
	   $ git fmt-merge-msg --log <$GIT_DIR/FETCH_HEAD


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

SEE ALSO
       git-merge(1)

GIT
       Part of the git(1) suite



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