git-mergetool--lib - Common Git merge tool shell scriptlets
TOOL_MODE=(diff|merge) . "$(git --exec-path)/git-mergetool--lib"
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NAME
git-mergetool--lib - Common Git merge tool shell scriptlets
SYNOPSIS
TOOL_MODE=(diff|merge) . "$(git --exec-path)/git-mergetool--lib"
DESCRIPTION
This is not a command the end user would want to run. Ever. This
documentation is meant for people who are studying the Porcelain-ish
scripts and/or are writing new ones.
The git-mergetool--lib scriptlet is designed to be sourced (using .) by
other shell scripts to set up functions for working with Git merge
tools.
Before sourcing git-mergetool--lib, your script must set TOOL_MODE to
define the operation mode for the functions listed below. diff and
merge are valid values.
FUNCTIONS
get_merge_tool
returns a merge tool.
get_merge_tool_cmd
returns the custom command for a merge tool.
get_merge_tool_path
returns the custom path for a merge tool.
run_merge_tool
launches a merge tool given the tool name and a true/false flag to
indicate whether a merge base is present. $MERGED, $LOCAL,
$REMOTE, and $BASE must be defined for use by the merge tool.
GIT
Part of the git(1) suite
Git 2.15.2 05/29/2018 GIT-MERGETOOL--LI(1)