Merge branch 'jk/maint-avoid-streaming-filtered-contents' into maint

[git.git] / Documentation / merge-options.txt

diff --git a/Documentation/merge-options.txt b/Documentation/merge-options.txt
index 3b83dba1a0d8ad1436d15d164783f08593f54357..1a5c12e3171ab82f489bcd53657c8a89741a3dab 100644 (file)
--- a/Documentation/merge-options.txt
+++ b/Documentation/merge-options.txt
@@ -7,6 +7,11 @@ With --no-commit perform the merge but pretend the merge
 failed and do not autocommit, to give the user a chance to
 inspect and further tweak the merge result before committing.
 
+--edit::
+-e::
+       Invoke editor before committing successful merge to further
+       edit the default merge message.
+
 --ff::
 --no-ff::
        Do not generate a merge commit if the merge resolved as
@@ -16,11 +21,11 @@ inspect and further tweak the merge result before committing.
 With --no-ff Generate a merge commit even if the merge
 resolved as a fast-forward.
 
---log::
+--log[=<n>]::
 --no-log::
        In addition to branch names, populate the log message with
-       one-line descriptions from the actual commits that are being
-       merged.
+       one-line descriptions from at most <n> actual commits that are being
+       merged. See also linkgit:git-fmt-merge-msg[1].
 +
 With --no-log do not list one-line descriptions from the
 actual commits being merged.
@@ -62,20 +67,30 @@ option can be used to override --squash.
        is used instead ('git merge-recursive' when merging a single
        head, 'git merge-octopus' otherwise).
 
+-X <option>::
+--strategy-option=<option>::
+       Pass merge strategy specific option through to the merge
+       strategy.
+
 --summary::
 --no-summary::
        Synonyms to --stat and --no-stat; these are deprecated and will be
        removed in the future.
 
+ifndef::git-pull[]
 -q::
 --quiet::
-       Operate quietly.
+       Operate quietly. Implies --no-progress.
 
 -v::
 --verbose::
        Be verbose.
 
--X <option>::
---strategy-option=<option>::
-       Pass merge strategy specific option through to the merge
-       strategy.
+--progress::
+--no-progress::
+       Turn progress on/off explicitly. If neither is specified,
+       progress is shown if standard error is connected to a terminal.
+       Note that not all merge strategies may support progress
+       reporting.
+
+endif::git-pull[]