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@@ -8,12 +8,12 @@ git-merge-base - Find as good common ancestors as possible for a merge
SYNOPSIS
--------
-'git merge-base' [--all] <commit> <commit>...
+'git merge-base' [-a|--all] <commit> <commit>...
DESCRIPTION
-----------
-'git-merge-base' finds best common ancestor(s) between two commits to use
+'git merge-base' finds best common ancestor(s) between two commits to use
in a three-way merge. One common ancestor is 'better' than another common
ancestor if the latter is an ancestor of the former. A common ancestor
that does not have any better common ancestor is a 'best common
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ the given two commits.
OPTIONS
-------
+-a::
--all::
Output all merge bases for the commits, instead of just one.