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Documentation: suggest `reset --merge` in How Merge Works section

The 'merge' manual suggests 'reset' to cancel a merge at the end
of the Merge Strategies list.  It is more logical to explain this
right before explaining how merge conflicts work, so the daunted
reader can have a way out when he or she needs it most.

While at it, make the advice more dependable and self-contained
by providing the --merge option.

Signed-off-by: Jonathan Nieder <jrnieder@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: Thomas Rast <trast@student.ethz.ch>
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Jonathan Nieder 15 years ago committed by Thomas Rast
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@ -45,9 +45,6 @@ include::merge-options.txt[]
include::merge-strategies.txt[] include::merge-strategies.txt[]




If you tried a merge which resulted in complex conflicts and
want to start over, you can recover with 'git reset'.

HOW MERGE WORKS HOW MERGE WORKS
--------------- ---------------


@ -115,6 +112,9 @@ When there are conflicts, the following happens:
same and the index entries for them stay as they were, same and the index entries for them stay as they were,
i.e. matching `HEAD`. i.e. matching `HEAD`.


If you tried a merge which resulted in complex conflicts and
want to start over, you can recover with `git reset --merge`.

HOW CONFLICTS ARE PRESENTED HOW CONFLICTS ARE PRESENTED
--------------------------- ---------------------------



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