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diff --git a/Documentation/git-merge-base.txt b/Documentation/git-merge-base.txt new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..1e27bf2301 --- /dev/null +++ b/Documentation/git-merge-base.txt @@ -0,0 +1,34 @@ +git-merge-base(1) +================= +v0.1, May 2005 + +NAME +---- +git-merge-base - Finds as good a common ancestor as possible for a merge + + +SYNOPSIS +-------- +'git-merge-base' <commit> <commit> + +DESCRIPTION +----------- +"git-merge-base" finds as good a common ancestor as possible. Given a +selection of equally good common ancestors it should not be relied on +to decide in any particular way. + +The "git-merge-base" algorithm is still in flux - use the source... + + +Author +------ +Written by Linus Torvalds <torvalds@osdl.org> + +Documentation +-------------- +Documentation by David Greaves, Junio C Hamano and the git-list <git@vger.kernel.org>. + +GIT +--- +Part of the link:git.html[git] suite + |