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Re: [PATCH] doc: rerere-options.adoc: link to git-rerere(1)

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Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Date
Feb 9, 2026, 22:21 UTC
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"D. Ben Knoble" <ben.knoble@gmail.com> writes:
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>> diff --git a/Documentation/rerere-options.adoc b/Documentation/rerere-options.adoc
>> index b0b920144a6..115882edab1 100644
>> --- a/Documentation/rerere-options.adoc
>> +++ b/Documentation/rerere-options.adoc
>> @@ -4,6 +4,6 @@
>>         the current conflict to update the files in the working
>>         tree, allow it to also update the index with the result of
>>         resolution.  `--no-rerere-autoupdate` is a good way to
>> -       double-check what `rerere` did and catch potential
>> +       double-check what linkgit:git-rerere[1] did and catch potential
>>         mismerges, before committing the result to the index with a
>>         separate `git add`.
>
> Minor: should this adjacent be linkgit too? I thought yes, but on
> second read we really are talking about the command.
>
> Anyway, agreed that rerere should get linked. Thanks!

If you are happy with the end result, I would not complain, but which _other_ potential thing were you wondering if it should acquire "linkgit:"?

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  1. doc: rerere-options.adoc: link to git-rerere(1)kristofferhaugsbakk@fastmail.com, Feb 9, 2026
  2. D. Ben KnobleFeb 9, 2026
  3. Junio C HamanoFeb 9, 2026
  4. Ben KnobleFeb 9, 2026
  5. Kristoffer HaugsbakkFeb 9, 2026
  6. doc: rerere-options.adoc: link to git-rerere(1)kristofferhaugsbakk@fastmail.com, Feb 10, 2026
  7. D. Ben KnobleFeb 10, 2026
  8. Jean-Noël AvilaFeb 11, 2026
  9. Junio C HamanoFeb 11, 2026
  10. Jean-Noël AvilaFeb 12, 2026

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