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Re: [PATCH] Documentation/merge-options.txt: order options in alphabetical groups

From
Jari Aalto <jari.aalto@cante.net>
Date
Oct 22, 2009, 19:25 UTC
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<87tyxrw7rz.fsf@jondo.cante.net>
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Signed-off-by: Jari Aalto <jari.aalto@cante.net>
---
 Documentation/merge-options.txt |   88 ++++++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 files changed, 45 insertions(+), 43 deletions(-)
 Stephen Boyd <bebarino@gmail.com> writes:
 >> +	controlled by the configuration option merge.stat.
 >> +
 >> +	With -n or --no-stat do not show a diffstat at the end of the
 >
 > I thought we needed a plus before new paragraphs in these situations?
 Corrected.
 Thanks,
 Jari
diff --git a/Documentation/merge-options.txt b/Documentation/merge-options.txt
index adadf8e..48d04a5 100644
--- a/Documentation/merge-options.txt
+++ b/Documentation/merge-options.txt
@@ -1,43 +1,42 @@
--q::
---quiet::
-	Operate quietly.
-
--v::
---verbose::
-	Be verbose.
-
---stat::
-	Show a diffstat at the end of the merge. The diffstat is also
-	controlled by the configuration option merge.stat.
-
--n::
---no-stat::
-	Do not show a diffstat at the end of the merge.
+--commit::
+--no-commit::
+	Perform the merge and commit the result. This option can
+	be used to override --no-commit.
++
+With --no-commit perform the merge but pretend the merge
+failed and do not autocommit, to give the user a chance to
+inspect and further tweak the merge result before committing.
 
---summary::
---no-summary::
-	Synonyms to --stat and --no-stat; these are deprecated and will be
-	removed in the future.
+--ff::
+--no-ff::
+	Do not generate a merge commit if the merge resolved as
+	a fast-forward, only update the branch pointer. This is
+	the default behavior of git-merge.
++
+With --no-ff Generate a merge commit even if the merge
+resolved as a fast-forward.
 
 --log::
+--no-log::
 	In addition to branch names, populate the log message with
 	one-line descriptions from the actual commits that are being
 	merged.
++
+With --no-log do not list one-line descriptions from the
+actual commits being merged.
 
---no-log::
-	Do not list one-line descriptions from the actual commits being
-	merged.
-
---no-commit::
-	Perform the merge but pretend the merge failed and do
-	not autocommit, to give the user a chance to inspect and
-	further tweak the merge result before committing.
 
---commit::
-	Perform the merge and commit the result. This option can
-	be used to override --no-commit.
+--stat::
+-n::
+--no-stat::
+	Show a diffstat at the end of the merge. The diffstat is also
+	controlled by the configuration option merge.stat.
++
+With -n or --no-stat do not show a diffstat at the end of the
+merge.
 
 --squash::
+--no-squash::
 	Produce the working tree and index state as if a real
 	merge happened (except for the merge information),
 	but do not actually make a commit or
@@ -46,19 +45,9 @@
 	commit.  This allows you to create a single commit on
 	top of the current branch whose effect is the same as
 	merging another branch (or more in case of an octopus).
-
---no-squash::
-	Perform the merge and commit the result. This option can
-	be used to override --squash.
-
---no-ff::
-	Generate a merge commit even if the merge resolved as a
-	fast-forward.
-
---ff::
-	Do not generate a merge commit if the merge resolved as
-	a fast-forward, only update the branch pointer. This is
-	the default behavior of git-merge.
++
+With --no-squash perform the merge and commit the result. This
+option can be used to override --squash.
 
 -s <strategy>::
 --strategy=<strategy>::
@@ -67,3 +56,16 @@
 	If there is no `-s` option, a built-in list of strategies
 	is used instead ('git-merge-recursive' when merging a single
 	head, 'git-merge-octopus' otherwise).
+
+--summary::
+--no-summary::
+	Synonyms to --stat and --no-stat; these are deprecated and will be
+	removed in the future.
+
+-q::
+--quiet::
+	Operate quietly.
+
+-v::
+--verbose::
+	Be verbose.
-- 
1.6.4.3
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