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[git.git] / Documentation / git-mergetool.txt

diff --git a/Documentation/git-mergetool.txt b/Documentation/git-mergetool.txt
index 4a6f7f3a2d189c40e4abfe4f74178f79d1c563fd..e4ed0161467866f731c89eb48e64453051c64281 100644 (file)
--- a/Documentation/git-mergetool.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-mergetool.txt
@@ -13,11 +13,11 @@ DESCRIPTION
 -----------
 
 Use `git mergetool` to run one of several merge utilities to resolve
-merge conflicts.  It is typically run after 'git-merge'.
+merge conflicts.  It is typically run after 'git merge'.
 
 If one or more <file> parameters are given, the merge tool program will
 be run to resolve differences on each file.  If no <file> names are
-specified, 'git-mergetool' will run the merge tool program on every file
+specified, 'git mergetool' will run the merge tool program on every file
 with merge conflicts.
 
 OPTIONS
@@ -29,23 +29,23 @@ OPTIONS
        kdiff3, tkdiff, meld, xxdiff, emerge, vimdiff, gvimdiff, ecmerge,
        diffuse, tortoisemerge, opendiff, p4merge and araxis.
 +
-If a merge resolution program is not specified, 'git-mergetool'
+If a merge resolution program is not specified, 'git mergetool'
 will use the configuration variable `merge.tool`.  If the
-configuration variable `merge.tool` is not set, 'git-mergetool'
+configuration variable `merge.tool` is not set, 'git mergetool'
 will pick a suitable default.
 +
 You can explicitly provide a full path to the tool by setting the
 configuration variable `mergetool.<tool>.path`. For example, you
 can configure the absolute path to kdiff3 by setting
-`mergetool.kdiff3.path`. Otherwise, 'git-mergetool' assumes the
+`mergetool.kdiff3.path`. Otherwise, 'git mergetool' assumes the
 tool is available in PATH.
 +
 Instead of running one of the known merge tool programs,
-'git-mergetool' can be customized to run an alternative program
+'git mergetool' can be customized to run an alternative program
 by specifying the command line to invoke in a configuration
 variable `mergetool.<tool>.cmd`.
 +
-When 'git-mergetool' is invoked with this tool (either through the
+When 'git mergetool' is invoked with this tool (either through the
 `-t` or `--tool` option or the `merge.tool` configuration
 variable) the configured command line will be invoked with `$BASE`
 set to the name of a temporary file containing the common base for
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ merge resolution.
 If the custom merge tool correctly indicates the success of a
 merge resolution with its exit code, then the configuration
 variable `mergetool.<tool>.trustExitCode` can be set to `true`.
-Otherwise, 'git-mergetool' will prompt the user to indicate the
+Otherwise, 'git mergetool' will prompt the user to indicate the
 success of the resolution after the custom tool has exited.
 
 -y::
@@ -72,6 +72,16 @@ success of the resolution after the custom tool has exited.
        This is the default behaviour; the option is provided to
        override any configuration settings.
 
+TEMPORARY FILES
+---------------
+`git mergetool` creates `*.orig` backup files while resolving merges.
+These are safe to remove once a file has been merged and its
+`git mergetool` session has completed.
+
+Setting the `mergetool.keepBackup` configuration variable to `false`
+causes `git mergetool` to automatically remove the backup as files
+are successfully merged.
+
 Author
 ------
 Written by Theodore Y Ts'o <tytso@mit.edu>