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GIT-MERGETOOL--LI(1)                                  Git Manual                                 GIT-MERGETOOL--LI(1)



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 1.8.3.1                                           03/23/2016                                 GIT-MERGETOOL--LI(1)