Even though "--[no-]edit" can be used with "git pull", the explanation of the interaction between this option and the "-m" option does not make sense within the context of "git pull". Use the conditional inclusion mechanism to remove this part from "git pull" documentation, while keeping it for "git merge". Reported-by: Ivan Zakharyaschev Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@xxxxxxxxx> --- * Merge the result of applying 1/2 on top of 409b8d8 to 66fa1b2, and then apply this. Documentation/merge-options.txt | 9 ++++++--- 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/Documentation/merge-options.txt b/Documentation/merge-options.txt index f192cd2..d462bcc 100644 --- a/Documentation/merge-options.txt +++ b/Documentation/merge-options.txt @@ -14,9 +14,12 @@ inspect and further tweak the merge result before committing. further edit the auto-generated merge message, so that the user can explain and justify the merge. The `--no-edit` option can be used to accept the auto-generated message (this is generally - discouraged). The `--edit` (or `-e`) option is still useful if you are - giving a draft message with the `-m` option from the command line - and want to edit it in the editor. + discouraged). +ifndef::git-pull[] +The `--edit` (or `-e`) option is still useful if you are +giving a draft message with the `-m` option from the command line +and want to edit it in the editor. +endif::git-pull[] + Older scripts may depend on the historical behaviour of not allowing the user to edit the merge log message. They will see an editor opened when -- 1.8.5.3-493-gb139ac2 -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe git" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html