GIT−MERGETOOL—LIB

NAME
SYNOPSIS
DESCRIPTION
FUNCTIONS
AUTHOR
DOCUMENTATION
GIT
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NAME

git-mergetool--lib − Common git merge tool shell scriptlets

SYNOPSIS

TOOL_MODE=(diff|merge) . "$(git −−exec−path)/git−mergetool—lib"

DESCRIPTION

This is not a command the end user would want to run. Ever. This documentation is meant for people who are studying the Porcelain−ish scripts and/or are writing new ones.

The git−mergetool—lib scriptlet is designed to be sourced (using .) by other shell scripts to set up functions for working with git merge tools.

Before sourcing git−mergetool—lib, your script must set TOOL_MODE to define the operation mode for the functions listed below. diff and merge are valid values.

FUNCTIONS

get_merge_tool

returns a merge tool.

get_merge_tool_cmd

returns the custom command for a merge tool.

get_merge_tool_path

returns the custom path for a merge tool.

run_merge_tool

launches a merge tool given the tool name and a true/false flag to indicate whether a merge base is present. $MERGED, $LOCAL, $REMOTE, and $BASE must be defined for use by the merge tool.

AUTHOR

Written by David Aguilar <davvid@gmail.com [1] >

DOCUMENTATION

Documentation by David Aguilar and the git−list <git@vger.kernel.org [2] >.

GIT

Part of the git(1) suite

NOTES

1.

davvid@gmail.com

mailto:davvid@gmail.com

2.

git@vger.kernel.org

mailto:git@vger.kernel.org