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[RFC PATCH 22/35] pull: introduce --merge option

From
Felipe Contreras <felipe.contreras@gmail.com>
Date
Jul 5, 2021, 12:31 UTC
Message-ID
<20210705123209.1808663-23-felipe.contreras@gmail.com>
In-Reply-To
<20210705123209.1808663-1-felipe.contreras@gmail.com>
Previously --no-rebase (which still works for backwards compatibility).

Now we can update the default warning, and the git-pull(1) man page to use --merge instead of the non-intuitive --no-rebase.

Signed-off-by: Felipe Contreras <felipe.contreras@gmail.com>
---
 Documentation/git-pull.txt   | 7 +++++--
 builtin/pull.c               | 4 +++-
 t/t7601-merge-pull-config.sh | 8 ++++----
 3 files changed, 12 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)
diff --git a/Documentation/git-pull.txt b/Documentation/git-pull.txt
index 5c3fb67c01..d23128fa72 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-pull.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-pull.txt
@@ -131,8 +131,11 @@ It rewrites history, which does not bode well when you
 published that history already.  Do *not* use this option
 unless you have read linkgit:git-rebase[1] carefully.
 
---no-rebase::
-	Override earlier --rebase.
+-m::
+--merge::
+	Force a merge.
++
+Previously this was --no-rebase, but that usage has been deprecated.
 
 Options related to fetching
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
diff --git a/builtin/pull.c b/builtin/pull.c
index 3e13f81084..0d76b54186 100644
--- a/builtin/pull.c
+++ b/builtin/pull.c
@@ -129,6 +129,8 @@ static struct option pull_options[] = {
 		"(false|true|merges|preserve|interactive)",
 		N_("incorporate changes by rebasing rather than merging"),
 		PARSE_OPT_OPTARG, parse_opt_rebase),
+	OPT_SET_INT('m', "merge", &opt_rebase,
+		N_("incorporate changes by merging"), REBASE_FALSE),
 	OPT_PASSTHRU('n', NULL, &opt_diffstat, NULL,
 		N_("do not show a diffstat at the end of the merge"),
 		PARSE_OPT_NOARG | PARSE_OPT_NONEG),
@@ -936,7 +938,7 @@ static void show_advice_pull_non_ff(void)
 		 "  git config pull.ff only       # fast-forward only\n"
 		 "\n"
 		 "You can replace \"git config\" with \"git config --global\" to set a default\n"
-		 "preference for all repositories. You can also pass --rebase, --no-rebase,\n"
+		 "preference for all repositories. You can also pass --rebase, --merge,\n"
 		 "or --ff-only on the command line to override the configured default per\n"
 		 "invocation.\n"));
 }
diff --git a/t/t7601-merge-pull-config.sh b/t/t7601-merge-pull-config.sh
index 52e8ccc933..6d03e0b9fe 100755
--- a/t/t7601-merge-pull-config.sh
+++ b/t/t7601-merge-pull-config.sh
@@ -60,9 +60,9 @@ test_expect_success 'pull.rebase not set and --rebase given' '
 	test_i18ngrep ! "Pulling without specifying how to reconcile" err
 '
 
-test_expect_success 'pull.rebase not set and --no-rebase given' '
+test_expect_success 'pull.rebase not set and --merge given' '
 	git reset --hard c0 &&
-	git pull --no-rebase . c1 2>err &&
+	git pull --merge . c1 2>err &&
 	test_i18ngrep ! "Pulling without specifying how to reconcile" err
 '
 
@@ -119,9 +119,9 @@ test_expect_success 'pull.rebase not set and --rebase given (not-fast-forward)'
 	test_i18ngrep ! "Pulling without specifying how to reconcile" err
 '
 
-test_expect_success 'pull.rebase not set and --no-rebase given (not-fast-forward)' '
+test_expect_success 'pull.rebase not set and --merge given (not-fast-forward)' '
 	git reset --hard c2 &&
-	git pull --no-rebase . c1 2>err &&
+	git pull --merge . c1 2>err &&
 	test_i18ngrep ! "Pulling without specifying how to reconcile" err
 '
 
-- 
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  1. 00/35 git update: fix broken git pullFelipe Contreras, Jul 5, 2021
  2. 01/35 merge: improve fatal fast-forward messageFelipe Contreras, Jul 5, 2021
  3. Ævar Arnfjörð BjarmasonJul 6, 2021
  4. Felipe ContrerasJul 6, 2021
  5. Randall S. BeckerJul 6, 2021
  6. Junio C HamanoJul 6, 2021
  7. Felipe ContrerasJul 6, 2021
  8. Randall S. BeckerJul 6, 2021
  9. Junio C HamanoJul 6, 2021
  10. Randall S. BeckerJul 6, 2021
  11. Felipe ContrerasJul 6, 2021
  12. Randall S. BeckerJul 6, 2021
  13. Felipe ContrerasJul 6, 2021
  14. 02/35 merge: split cmd_merge()Felipe Contreras, Jul 5, 2021
  15. 03/35 fast-forward: add new builtinFelipe Contreras, Jul 5, 2021
  16. 04/35 doc: fast-forward: explain what it isFelipe Contreras, Jul 5, 2021
  17. 05/35 fast-forward: add advice for novicesFelipe Contreras, Jul 5, 2021
  18. Ævar Arnfjörð BjarmasonJul 6, 2021
  19. Felipe ContrerasJul 6, 2021
  20. 06/35 fast-forward: make the advise configurableFelipe Contreras, Jul 5, 2021
  21. 07/35 fast-forward: add help about merge vs. rebaseFelipe Contreras, Jul 5, 2021
  22. 08/35 update: new built-inFelipe Contreras, Jul 5, 2021
  23. 09/35 update: add options and usage skeletonFelipe Contreras, Jul 5, 2021
  24. 10/35 update: add --ff optionFelipe Contreras, Jul 5, 2021
  25. Ævar Arnfjörð BjarmasonJul 6, 2021
  26. Felipe ContrerasJul 6, 2021
  27. 11/35 update: add --merge modeFelipe Contreras, Jul 5, 2021
  28. Ævar Arnfjörð BjarmasonJul 6, 2021
  29. Felipe ContrerasJul 6, 2021
  30. 12/35 commit: support for multiple MERGE_MODEFelipe Contreras, Jul 5, 2021
  31. 13/35 merge: add --reverse-parents optionFelipe Contreras, Jul 5, 2021
  32. 14/35 update: reverse the order of parentsFelipe Contreras, Jul 5, 2021
  33. 15/35 update: fake a reverse order of parents in messageFelipe Contreras, Jul 5, 2021
  34. 16/35 update: add --rebase modeFelipe Contreras, Jul 5, 2021
  35. 17/35 update: add mode configuationFelipe Contreras, Jul 5, 2021
  36. 18/35 update: add per-branch mode configurationFelipe Contreras, Jul 5, 2021
  37. 19/35 pull: cleanup autostash checkFelipe Contreras, Jul 5, 2021
  38. 20/35 pull: trivial cleanupFelipe Contreras, Jul 5, 2021
  39. 21/35 pull: trivial whitespace style fixFelipe Contreras, Jul 5, 2021
  40. 22/35 pull: introduce --merge optionFelipe Contreras, Jul 5, 2021
  41. 23/35 rebase: add REBASE_DEFAULTFelipe Contreras, Jul 5, 2021
  42. 24/35 pull: move configuration fetchesFelipe Contreras, Jul 5, 2021
  43. 25/35 pull: show warning with --ff optionsFelipe Contreras, Jul 5, 2021
  44. 26/35 pull: add pull.modeFelipe Contreras, Jul 5, 2021
  45. 27/35 pull: add per-branch mode configurationFelipe Contreras, Jul 5, 2021
  46. 28/35 pull: add pull.mode=fast-forwardFelipe Contreras, Jul 5, 2021
  47. 29/35 pull: reorganize mode conditionalsFelipe Contreras, Jul 5, 2021
  48. 30/35 pull: add diverging advice on fast-forward modeFelipe Contreras, Jul 5, 2021
  49. 31/35 pull: improve --rebase and pull.rebase interactionFelipe Contreras, Jul 5, 2021
  50. 32/35 pull: improve default warningFelipe Contreras, Jul 5, 2021
  51. 33/35 pull: advice of future changesFelipe Contreras, Jul 5, 2021
  52. 34/35 FUTURE: pull: enable ff-only mode by defaultFelipe Contreras, Jul 5, 2021
  53. 35/35 !fixup FUTURE: pull: enable ff-only mode by defaultFelipe Contreras, Jul 5, 2021

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