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diff --git a/merge-config.txt b/merge-config.txt index 9bb4956..897329b 100644 --- a/merge-config.txt +++ b/merge-config.txt
@@ -17,10 +17,10 @@ these tracking branches are merged. merge.ff:: - By default, git does not create an extra merge commit when merging + By default, Git does not create an extra merge commit when merging a commit that is a descendant of the current commit. Instead, the tip of the current branch is fast-forwarded. When set to `false`, - this variable tells git to create an extra merge commit in such + this variable tells Git to create an extra merge commit in such a case (equivalent to giving the `--no-ff` option from the command line). When set to `only`, only such fast-forward merges are allowed (equivalent to giving the `--ff-only` option from the @@ -38,10 +38,10 @@ diff.renameLimit. merge.renormalize:: - Tell git that canonical representation of files in the + Tell Git that canonical representation of files in the repository has changed over time (e.g. earlier commits record text files with CRLF line endings, but recent ones use LF line - endings). In such a repository, git can convert the data + endings). In such a repository, Git can convert the data recorded in commits to a canonical form before performing a merge to reduce unnecessary conflicts. For more information, see section "Merging branches with differing checkin/checkout
