Re: What is the scenario for a commit with 3 or more parents

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Heya,

On Wed, Jul 28, 2010 at 21:19, Shawn O. Pearce <spearce@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Yes.  Its called an octopus merge.  It happpens sometimes when
> merging 2 or more otherwise fairly isolated changes in a single
> shot.  E.g. `git merge feature-a feature-b thing-c`.

Do we have an explanation anywhere as to when one would use a octopus merge?

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Cheers,

Sverre Rabbelier
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