# git merge exit code semantics

1 messages from 2008-04-16 to 2008-04-16. Participants: David Mansfield.
Thread: https://gitlist.dev/t/13140

## David Mansfield, 2008-04-16 17:12

Subject: git merge exit code semantics
Message-ID: <1208365951.16608.28.camel@gandalf.cobite.com>
URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/1208365951.16608.28.camel%40gandalf.cobite.com

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Hi,

Is there any place I can find the semantics for exit code values for
'git-merge'? 

I would assume that '0' means merge was successful and '1' means there
was a conflict, but it doesn't state it (and should) in the
documentation.

After being confused by git-status, I felt I should ask.

If someone can explain it, I could probably cook up a patch for the
docs. 

David

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