Re: [PATCH] git-merge: make it usable as the first class UI

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"Horst H. von Brand" <vonbrand@xxxxxxxxxxxx> writes:

>> Most notably, $commit above can be any committish, so you can
>> say for example:
>> 
>> 	git merge js/shortlog~2
>> 
>> to merge early part of a topic branch without merging the rest
>> of it.
>
> "Early part", i.e., branch js/shortlog up to js/shortlog~2 or just that one
> commit?

"Early part up to that commit" -- this is not a cherry pick.

>> A custom merge message can be given with the new --message=<msg>
>> parameter.  The message is prepended in front of the usual
>> "Merge ..." message autogenerated with fmt-merge-message.
>
> Why not -m too (consistency!)?

That form also is accepted, I think.


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