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.TH "GIT\-MERGE\-BASE" "1" "09/19/2007" "Git 1.5.3.2" "Git Manual"
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.SH "NAME"
git\-merge\-base \- Find as good common ancestors as possible for a merge
.SH "SYNOPSIS"
\fIgit\-merge\-base\fR [\-\-all] <commit> <commit>
.SH "DESCRIPTION"
"git\-merge\-base" finds as good a common ancestor as possible between the two commits. That is, given two commits A and B \fIgit\-merge\-base A B\fR will output a commit which is reachable from both A and B through the parent relationship.

Given a selection of equally good common ancestors it should not be relied on to decide in any particular way.

The "git\-merge\-base" algorithm is still in flux \- use the source\&...
.SH "OPTIONS"
.TP
\-\-all
Output all common ancestors for the two commits instead of just one.
.SH "AUTHOR"
Written by Linus Torvalds <torvalds@osdl.org>
.SH "DOCUMENTATION"
Documentation by David Greaves, Junio C Hamano and the git\-list <git@vger.kernel.org>.
.SH "GIT"
Part of the \fBgit\fR(7) suite