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.TH "GIT\-FMT\-MERGE\-MSG" "1" "09/19/2007" "Git 1.5.3.2" "Git Manual"
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.SH "NAME"
git\-fmt\-merge\-msg \- Produce a merge commit message
.SH "SYNOPSIS"
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.nf
git\-fmt\-merge\-msg [\-\-summary | \-\-no\-summary] <$GIT_DIR/FETCH_HEAD
git\-fmt\-merge\-msg [\-\-summary | \-\-no\-summary] \-F <file>
.fi
.SH "DESCRIPTION"
Takes the list of merged objects on stdin and produces a suitable commit message to be used for the merge commit, usually to be passed as the \fI<merge\-message>\fR argument of git\-merge.

This script is intended mostly for internal use by scripts automatically invoking git\-merge.
.SH "OPTIONS"
.TP
\-\-summary
In addition to branch names, populate the log message with one\-line descriptions from the actual commits that are being merged.
.TP
\-\-no\-summary
Do not list one\-line descriptions from the actual commits being merged.
.TP
\-\-file <file>, \-F <file>
Take the list of merged objects from <file> instead of stdin.
.SH "CONFIGURATION"
.TP
merge.summary
Whether to include summaries of merged commits in newly merge commit messages. False by default.
.SH "SEE ALSO"
\fBgit\-merge\fR(1)
.SH "AUTHOR"
Written by Junio C Hamano <junkio@cox.net>
.SH "DOCUMENTATION"
Documentation by Petr Baudis, Junio C Hamano and the git\-list <git@vger.kernel.org>.
.SH "GIT"
Part of the \fBgit\fR(7) suite