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git-mergetool(1)
================
NAME
----
git-mergetool - Run merge conflict resolution tools to resolve merge conflicts
SYNOPSIS
--------
[synopsis]
git mergetool [--tool=<tool>] [-y | --[no-]prompt] [<file>...]
DESCRIPTION
-----------
Use `git mergetool` to run one of several merge utilities to resolve
merge conflicts. It is typically run after `git merge`.
If one or more <file> parameters are given, the merge tool program will
be run to resolve differences in each file (skipping those without
conflicts). Specifying a directory will include all unresolved files in
that path. If no _<file>_ names are specified, `git mergetool` will run
the merge tool program on every file with merge conflicts.
OPTIONS
-------
`-t <tool>`::
`--tool=<tool>`::
Use the merge resolution program specified by _<tool>_.
Valid values include `emerge`, `gvimdiff`, `kdiff3`,
`meld`, `vimdiff`, and `tortoisemerge`. Run `git mergetool --tool-help`
for the list of valid _<tool>_ settings.
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If a merge resolution program is not specified, `git mergetool`
will use the configuration variable `merge.tool`. If the
configuration variable `merge.tool` is not set, `git mergetool`
will pick a suitable default.
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You can explicitly provide a full path to the tool by setting the
configuration variable `mergetool.<tool>.path`. For example, you
can configure the absolute path to kdiff3 by setting
`mergetool.kdiff3.path`. Otherwise, `git mergetool` assumes the
tool is available in `$PATH`.
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Instead of running one of the known merge tool programs,
`git mergetool` can be customized to run an alternative program
by specifying the command line to invoke in a configuration
variable `mergetool.<tool>.cmd`.
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When `git mergetool` is invoked with this tool (either through the
`-t` or `--tool` option or the `merge.tool` configuration
variable), the configured command line will be invoked with `BASE`
set to the name of a temporary file containing the common base for
the merge, if available; `LOCAL` set to the name of a temporary
file containing the contents of the file on the current branch;
`REMOTE` set to the name of a temporary file containing the
contents of the file to be merged, and `MERGED` set to the name
of the file to which the merge tool should write the result of the
merge resolution.
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If the custom merge tool correctly indicates the success of a
merge resolution with its exit code, then the configuration
variable `mergetool.<tool>.trustExitCode` can be set to `true`.
Otherwise, `git mergetool` will prompt the user to indicate the
success of the resolution after the custom tool has exited.
`--tool-help`::
Print a list of merge tools that may be used with `--tool`.
`-y`::
`--no-prompt`::
Don't prompt before each invocation of the merge resolution
program.
This is the default if the merge resolution program is
explicitly specified with the `--tool` option or with the
`merge.tool` configuration variable.
`--prompt`::
Prompt before each invocation of the merge resolution program
to give the user a chance to skip the path.
`-g`::
`--gui`::
When `git-mergetool` is invoked with the `-g` or `--gui` option,
the default merge tool will be read from the configured
`merge.guitool` variable instead of `merge.tool`. If
`merge.guitool` is not set, we will fallback to the tool
configured under `merge.tool`. This may be autoselected using
the configuration variable `mergetool.guiDefault`.
`--no-gui`::
This overrides a previous `-g` or `--gui` setting or
`mergetool.guiDefault` configuration and reads the default merge
tool from the configured `merge.tool` variable.
`-O<orderfile>`::
Process files in the order specified in the
_<orderfile>_, which has one shell glob pattern per line.
This overrides the `diff.orderFile` configuration variable
(see linkgit:git-config[1]). To cancel `diff.orderFile`,
use `-O/dev/null`.
CONFIGURATION
-------------
:git-mergetool: 1
include::includes/cmd-config-section-all.adoc[]
include::config/mergetool.adoc[]
TEMPORARY FILES
---------------
`git mergetool` creates `*.orig` backup files while resolving merges.
These are safe to remove once a file has been merged and its
`git mergetool` session has completed.
Setting the `mergetool.keepBackup` configuration variable to `false`
causes `git mergetool` to automatically remove the backup files as files
are successfully merged.
BACKEND SPECIFIC HINTS
----------------------
vimdiff
~~~~~~~
include::mergetools/vimdiff.adoc[]
GIT
---
Part of the linkgit:git[1] suite
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