From: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
To: "Julia Evans via GitGitGadget" <gitgitgadget@gmail.com>
Cc: git@vger.kernel.org, ps@pks.im, Jeff King <peff@peff.net>,
"D. Ben Knoble" <ben.knoble@gmail.com>,
Julia Evans <julia@jvns.ca>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 5/6] doc: git-cherry-pick: link to new merge conflicts guide
Date: Fri, 09 Oct 2026 11:26:14 -0700 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <xmqqse2epw6x.fsf@gitster.g> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <62b70e9a02dfc9c5b5c980b71bb0507fa20cc0b9.1791547213.git.gitgitgadget@gmail.com> (Julia Evans via GitGitGadget's message of "Fri, 09 Oct 2026 12:00:12 +0000")
"Julia Evans via GitGitGadget" <gitgitgadget@gmail.com> writes:
> -When it is not obvious how to apply a change, the following
> -happens:
> +When it is not obvious how to apply a change, there may
> +be a merge conflict. See linkgit:gitmergeconflicts[7]
> +(or `git help mergeconflicts`) for a guide to handling merge conflicts.
"Obvious to whom" was the first thing that came to my mind, even
though the blame largely lies on the original. Can't we get rid of
the above pragraph altogether, and "See new one" at the end where
you replaced "See git-merge" reference below?
> +When a merge conflict happens:
>
> 1. The current branch and `HEAD` pointer stay at the last commit
> successfully made.
> @@ -36,9 +39,6 @@ happens:
> conflict markers `<<<<<<<` and `>>>>>>>`.
> 5. No other modifications are made.
>
> -See linkgit:git-merge[1] for some hints on resolving such
> -conflicts.
> -
> OPTIONS
> -------
> <commit>...::
> @@ -259,6 +259,7 @@ $ git cherry-pick -Xpatience topic^ <4>
> SEE ALSO
> --------
> linkgit:git-revert[1]
> +linkgit:gitmergeconflicts[7]
>
> GIT
> ---
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2026-10-09 18:26 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 66+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-09-24 14:44 [PATCH 0/7] [doc] Add new page on merge conflicts Julia Evans via GitGitGadget
2026-09-24 14:44 ` [PATCH 1/7] [doc] Add new gitmergeconflicts man page Julia Evans via GitGitGadget
2026-09-24 20:36 ` Junio C Hamano
2026-09-24 22:04 ` Junio C Hamano
2026-09-30 13:19 ` Patrick Steinhardt
2026-09-30 19:53 ` Julia Evans
2026-09-30 20:37 ` Junio C Hamano
2026-10-01 5:14 ` Patrick Steinhardt
2026-10-01 12:10 ` Julia Evans
2026-10-02 17:58 ` Junio C Hamano
2026-10-05 16:54 ` Julia Evans
2026-10-05 17:22 ` Junio C Hamano
2026-10-05 19:11 ` Julia Evans
2026-09-24 14:44 ` [PATCH 2/7] [doc] git-merge: link to new merge conflicts guide Julia Evans via GitGitGadget
2026-09-25 16:36 ` D. Ben Knoble
2026-09-25 16:59 ` Julia Evans
2026-09-25 18:19 ` Junio C Hamano
2026-09-25 19:32 ` Ben Knoble
2026-09-25 21:49 ` Junio C Hamano
2026-09-25 19:34 ` Ben Knoble
2026-10-02 17:01 ` Julia Evans
2026-10-02 17:50 ` Junio C Hamano
2026-10-02 18:53 ` Julia Evans
2026-10-02 21:38 ` Junio C Hamano
2026-10-03 2:25 ` D. Ben Knoble
2026-10-03 4:12 ` Junio C Hamano
2026-09-30 13:19 ` Patrick Steinhardt
2026-09-24 14:44 ` [PATCH 3/7] [doc] git-rebase: " Julia Evans via GitGitGadget
2026-09-24 14:44 ` [PATCH 4/7] [doc] git-revert: " Julia Evans via GitGitGadget
2026-09-24 14:44 ` [PATCH 5/7] [doc] git-cherry-pick: " Julia Evans via GitGitGadget
2026-09-25 17:17 ` Junio C Hamano
2026-09-28 20:58 ` Julia Evans
2026-09-28 21:25 ` Junio C Hamano
2026-09-24 14:44 ` [PATCH 6/7] [doc] git-pull: " Julia Evans via GitGitGadget
2026-09-24 14:44 ` [PATCH 7/7] [doc] ignore conflict markers in gitmergeconflicts.adoc Julia Evans via GitGitGadget
2026-10-07 21:21 ` Junio C Hamano
2026-10-09 12:06 ` Julia Evans
2026-09-24 22:20 ` [PATCH 0/7] [doc] Add new page on merge conflicts Junio C Hamano
2026-09-24 23:37 ` Jeff King
2026-09-28 20:41 ` Julia Evans
2026-09-29 1:32 ` Jeff King
2026-09-29 1:56 ` Junio C Hamano
2026-09-25 16:25 ` D. Ben Knoble
2026-10-02 17:39 ` Julia Evans
2026-10-03 2:29 ` D. Ben Knoble
2026-10-05 18:49 ` Julia Evans
2026-10-06 16:53 ` D. Ben Knoble
2026-10-06 17:09 ` D. Ben Knoble
2026-10-09 12:00 ` [PATCH v2 0/6] " Julia Evans via GitGitGadget
2026-10-09 12:00 ` [PATCH v2 1/6] doc: add new gitmergeconflicts man page Julia Evans via GitGitGadget
2026-10-09 17:58 ` Junio C Hamano
2026-10-09 18:53 ` Julia Evans
2026-10-09 12:00 ` [PATCH v2 2/6] doc: git-merge: link to new merge conflicts guide Julia Evans via GitGitGadget
2026-10-09 18:20 ` Junio C Hamano
2026-10-09 12:00 ` [PATCH v2 3/6] doc: git-rebase: " Julia Evans via GitGitGadget
2026-10-09 18:22 ` Junio C Hamano
2026-10-09 12:00 ` [PATCH v2 4/6] doc: git-revert: " Julia Evans via GitGitGadget
2026-10-09 18:24 ` Junio C Hamano
2026-10-09 12:00 ` [PATCH v2 5/6] doc: git-cherry-pick: " Julia Evans via GitGitGadget
2026-10-09 18:26 ` Junio C Hamano [this message]
2026-10-09 20:12 ` Julia Evans
2026-10-09 12:00 ` [PATCH v2 6/6] doc: git-pull: " Julia Evans via GitGitGadget
2026-10-09 18:27 ` Junio C Hamano
2026-10-09 15:41 ` [PATCH v2 0/6] [doc] Add new page on merge conflicts Junio C Hamano
2026-10-09 15:53 ` Julia Evans
2026-10-09 18:36 ` Junio C Hamano
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