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authorJohn Keeping <john@keeping.me.uk>2013-04-05 12:37:30 +0100
committerJunio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>2013-04-05 10:57:23 -0700
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git-merge(1): document diff-algorithm option to merge-recursive
Commit 07924d4 (diff: Introduce --diff-algorithm command line option 2013-01-16) added diff-algorithm as a parameter to the recursive merge strategy but did not document it. Do so. Signed-off-by: John Keeping <john@keeping.me.uk> Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
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@@ -48,6 +48,12 @@ patience;;
this when the branches to be merged have diverged wildly.
See also linkgit:git-diff[1] `--patience`.
+diff-algorithm=[patience|minimal|histogram|myers];;
+ Tells 'merge-recursive' to use a different diff algorithm, which
+ can help avoid mismerges that occur due to unimportant matching
+ lines (such as braces from distinct functions). See also
+ linkgit:git-diff[1] `--diff-algorithm`.
+
ignore-space-change;;
ignore-all-space;;
ignore-space-at-eol;;