git-fmt-merge-msg.adoc

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

role=include

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

linkgit:git-merge[1]

GIT

Part of the linkgit:git[1] suite