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[PATCH 1/7] Documentation: merge: move configuration section to end

From
Jonathan Nieder <jrnieder@gmail.com>
Date
Jan 23, 2010, 09:26 UTC
Message-ID
<20100123092657.GB7571@progeny.tock>
In-Reply-To
<20100123092551.GA7571@progeny.tock>

Configuration and environment variables belong to the back matter of a manual page.

Signed-off-by: Jonathan Nieder <jrnieder@gmail.com>
Acked-by: Petr Baudis <pasky@suse.cz>
---
 Documentation/git-merge.txt |   18 +++++++++---------
 1 files changed, 9 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-)
diff --git a/Documentation/git-merge.txt b/Documentation/git-merge.txt
index c88bebe..6aa2bf3 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-merge.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-merge.txt
@@ -48,15 +48,6 @@ include::merge-strategies.txt[]
 If you tried a merge which resulted in complex conflicts and
 want to start over, you can recover with 'git reset'.
 
-CONFIGURATION
--------------
-include::merge-config.txt[]
-
-branch.<name>.mergeoptions::
-	Sets default options for merging into branch <name>. The syntax and
-	supported options are the same as those of 'git merge', but option
-	values containing whitespace characters are currently not supported.
-
 HOW MERGE WORKS
 ---------------
 
@@ -249,6 +240,15 @@ changes into a merge commit.  Small fixups like bumping
 release/version name would be acceptable.
 
 
+CONFIGURATION
+-------------
+include::merge-config.txt[]
+
+branch.<name>.mergeoptions::
+	Sets default options for merging into branch <name>. The syntax and
+	supported options are the same as those of 'git merge', but option
+	values containing whitespace characters are currently not supported.
+
 SEE ALSO
 --------
 linkgit:git-fmt-merge-msg[1], linkgit:git-pull[1],
-- 
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  2. 1/7 Documentation: merge: move configuration section to endJonathan Nieder, Jan 23, 2010
  3. 2/7 Documentation: suggest `reset --merge` in How Merge Works sectionJonathan Nieder, Jan 23, 2010
  4. 3/7 Documentation: merge: move merge strategy list to endJonathan Nieder, Jan 23, 2010
  5. 4/7 Documentation: merge: add an overviewJonathan Nieder, Jan 23, 2010
  6. Raja R HarinathFeb 12, 2010
  7. 5/7 Documentation: emphasize when git merge terminates earlyJonathan Nieder, Jan 23, 2010
  8. 6/7 Documentation: merge: add a section about fast-forwardJonathan Nieder, Jan 23, 2010
  9. 7/7 Documentation: simplify How Merge WorksJonathan Nieder, Jan 23, 2010
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