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Re: [PATCH 2/3] Documentation: Add definition of "evil merge" to GIT Glossary

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Johannes Schindelin <johannes.schindelin@gmx.de>
Date
May 26, 2007, 00:52 UTC
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<Pine.LNX.4.64.0705260151320.4648@racer.site>
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<1180132662719-git-send-email-jnareb@gmail.com>
Hi,
On Sat, 26 May 2007, Jakub Narebski wrote:
> +[[def_evil_merge]]evil merge::
> +	An evil merge is a <<def_merge,merge>> that introduces changes that
> +	do not appear in any <<def_parent,parent>>.
Funny. For me, an evil merge is an octopus.

Ciao, Dscho

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Message 6 of 8 in “Documentation: Clean up links in GIT Glossary”
  1. 1/3 Documentation: Clean up links in GIT GlossaryJakub Narebski, May 25, 2007
  2. 2/3 Documentation: Add definition of "evil merge" to GIT GlossaryJakub Narebski, May 25, 2007
  3. 3/3 Replace the last 'dircache's by 'index'Jakub Narebski, May 25, 2007
  4. J. Bruce FieldsMay 26, 2007
  5. Jakub NarebskiMay 26, 2007
  6. Johannes SchindelinMay 26, 2007
  7. Shawn O. PearceMay 26, 2007
  8. J. Bruce FieldsMay 25, 2007

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