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[PATCH] howto/using-merge-subtree: mention --allow-unrelated-histories

From
UKUwe Kleine-König <uwe@kleine-koenig.org>
Date
Oct 24, 2018, 08:04 UTC
Message-ID
<20181024080452.11876-1-uwe@kleine-koenig.org>

Without passing --allow-unrelated-histories the command sequence fails as intended since commit e379fdf34fee ("merge: refuse to create too cool a merge by default"). To setup a subtree merging unrelated histories is normal, so add the option to the howto document.

Signed-off-by: Uwe Kleine-König <uwe@kleine-koenig.org>
---
 Documentation/howto/using-merge-subtree.txt | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/Documentation/howto/using-merge-subtree.txt b/Documentation/howto/using-merge-subtree.txt
index 1ae8d1214ec0..a499a94ac228 100644
--- a/Documentation/howto/using-merge-subtree.txt
+++ b/Documentation/howto/using-merge-subtree.txt
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ Here is the command sequence you need:
 
 ----------------
 $ git remote add -f Bproject /path/to/B <1>
-$ git merge -s ours --no-commit Bproject/master <2>
+$ git merge -s ours --no-commit --allow-unrelated-histories Bproject/master <2>
 $ git read-tree --prefix=dir-B/ -u Bproject/master <3>
 $ git commit -m "Merge B project as our subdirectory" <4>
 
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2.19.1
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  1. howto/using-merge-subtree: mention --allow-unrelated-historiesUwe Kleine-König, Oct 24, 2018
  2. Junio C HamanoOct 25, 2018

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