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authorJakub Narebski <jnareb@gmail.com>2007-05-26 00:37:39 +0200
committerJunio C Hamano <junkio@cox.net>2007-05-25 20:54:38 -0700
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Documentation: Add definition of "evil merge" to GIT Glossary
Signed-off-by: Jakub Narebski <jnareb@gmail.com> Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <junkio@cox.net>
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`http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ent_(Middle-earth)` for an in-depth
explanation. Avoid this term, not to confuse people.
+[[def_evil_merge]]evil merge::
+ An evil merge is a <<def_merge,merge>> that introduces changes that
+ do not appear in any <<def_parent,parent>>.
+
[[def_fast_forward]]fast forward::
A fast-forward is a special type of <<def_merge,merge>> where you have a
<<def_revision,revision>> and you are "merging" another