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NAME |
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git-merge-base - Finds as good a common ancestor as possible for a merge |
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SYNOPSIS |
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'git-merge-base' [--all] <commit> <commit> |
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DESCRIPTION |
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"git-merge-base" finds as good a common ancestor as possible between |
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the two commits. That is, given two commits A and B 'git-merge-base A |
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B' will output a commit which is reachable from both A and B through |
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the parent relationship. |
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Given a selection of equally good common ancestors it should not be |
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relied on to decide in any particular way. |
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The "git-merge-base" algorithm is still in flux - use the source... |
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OPTIONS |
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--all:: |
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Output all common ancestors for the two commits instead of |
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just one. |
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Author |
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Written by Linus Torvalds <torvalds@osdl.org> |
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Documentation |
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Documentation by David Greaves, Junio C Hamano and the git-list <git@vger.kernel.org>. |
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GIT |
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Part of the gitlink:git[7] suite |
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