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[PATCH] doc: merge: fix mention of `ORIG_HEAD`

From
Kristoffer Haugsbakk <code@khaugsbakk.name>
Date
May 20, 2023, 08:44 UTC
Message-ID
<c6337eba029bd5a53f76433c51bbe86c82faf507.1684571874.git.code@khaugsbakk.name>
In-Reply-To
<CAOQx3AYx+sSD4REfTdQ0muY2zRgzE2nR7RgG7cxNgXvwzYzixg@mail.gmail.com>

`ORIG_HEAD` before the attempted merge points at the commit that you are on (the tip of `master`), not the tip of the branch that you are trying to merge in.

Reported-by: Minnie Shi <minnie.shi@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: Kristoffer Haugsbakk <code@khaugsbakk.name>
---
 Documentation/git-merge.txt | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/Documentation/git-merge.txt b/Documentation/git-merge.txt
index 0aeff572a59..9019b6a1e50 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-merge.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-merge.txt
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ Then "`git merge topic`" will replay the changes made on the
 its current commit (`C`) on top of `master`, and record the result
 in a new commit along with the names of the two parent commits and
 a log message from the user describing the changes. Before the operation,
-`ORIG_HEAD` is set to the tip of the current branch (`C`).
+`ORIG_HEAD` is set to the tip of the current branch (`G`).
 
 ------------
 	  A---B---C topic
-- 
2.41.0.rc1
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  2. doc: merge: fix mention of `ORIG_HEAD`Kristoffer Haugsbakk, May 20, 2023
  3. Minnie ShiMay 20, 2023
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  5. Junio C HamanoMay 20, 2023
  6. Kristoffer HaugsbakkMay 21, 2023
  7. Sergey OrganovMay 21, 2023
  8. Minnie ShiMay 21, 2023
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