Re: [PATCH v2 1/3] Documentation/git-merge: explain --continue

["Martin Ågren" <martin.agren@gmail.com>]

On 21 August 2017 at 14:53, Michael J Gruber <git@grubix.eu> wrote:
> Currently, 'git merge --continue' is mentioned but not explained.
>
> Explain it.
>
> Signed-off-by: Michael J Gruber <git@grubix.eu>
> ---
>  Documentation/git-merge.txt | 5 ++++-
>  1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
>
> diff --git a/Documentation/git-merge.txt b/Documentation/git-merge.txt
> index 6b308ab6d0..615e6bacde 100644
> --- a/Documentation/git-merge.txt
> +++ b/Documentation/git-merge.txt
> @@ -288,7 +288,10 @@ After seeing a conflict, you can do two things:
>
>   * Resolve the conflicts.  Git will mark the conflicts in
>     the working tree.  Edit the files into shape and
> -   'git add' them to the index.  Use 'git commit' to seal the deal.
> +   'git add' them to the index.  Use 'git commit' or
> +   'git merge --continue' to seal the deal. The latter command
> +   checks whether there is a (interrupted) merge in progress
> +   before calling 'git commit'.
>
>  You can work through the conflict with a number of tools:

There are actually two things going on here. First, this mentions git
merge --continue. Second, it explains what that command does. But the
latter is done earlier (not exactly like here, but still).

When git merge --continue originally appeared, this part of the docs was
discussed briefly. Maybe interesting:

https://public-inbox.org/git/xmqq60mn671x.fsf@gitster.mtv.corp.google.com/

Martin