Re: [PATCH v2] merge-options.txt: correct wording of --no-commit option

>>   $ git checkout master^0
>>   $ git merge --no-commit next
>>   warning: defaulting to --no-ff, given a --no-commit request
>>   Automatic merge went well; stopped before committing as requested
>>   hint: if you'd rather have a fast-forward without creating a commit,
>>   hint: do "git reset --keep next" now.
>
> Good points.  I thought of this last one before sending, though
> without pre- and post- warnings/hints; without such text it definitely
> seemed too magical and possibly leading to unexpected surprises in a
> different direction, so I dismissed it without further thought.  But
> the warnings/hints help.
>
>> I do not have a strong preference among three (the third option
>> being not doing anything), but if pressed, I'd say that the last one
>> might be the most user-friendly, even though it feels a bit too
>> magical and trying to be smarter than its own good.
>
> I also lack a strong preference.  Maybe mark it #leftoverbits for
> someone that does?