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diff --git a/git-cherry-pick.txt b/git-cherry-pick.txt index 7300870..749d68a 100644 --- a/git-cherry-pick.txt +++ b/git-cherry-pick.txt
@@ -79,6 +79,16 @@ cherry-pick'ed commit, then a fast forward to this commit will be performed. +--strategy=<strategy>:: + Use the given merge strategy. Should only be used once. + See the MERGE STRATEGIES section in linkgit:git-merge[1] + for details. + +-X<option>:: +--strategy-option=<option>:: + Pass the merge strategy-specific option through to the + merge strategy. See linkgit:git-merge[1] for details. + EXAMPLES -------- git cherry-pick master:: @@ -120,6 +130,28 @@ so the result can be inspected and made into a single new commit if suitable. +The following sequence attempts to backport a patch, bails out because +the code the patch applies to has changed too much, and then tries +again, this time exercising more care about matching up context lines. + +------------ +$ git cherry-pick topic^ <1> +$ git diff <2> +$ git reset --merge ORIG_HEAD <3> +$ git cherry-pick -Xpatience topic^ <4> +------------ +<1> apply the change that would be shown by `git show topic^`. +In this example, the patch does not apply cleanly, so +information about the conflict is written to the index and +working tree and no new commit results. +<2> summarize changes to be reconciled +<3> cancel the cherry-pick. In other words, return to the +pre-cherry-pick state, preserving any local modifications you had in +the working tree. +<4> try to apply the change introduced by `topic^` again, +spending extra time to avoid mistakes based on incorrectly matching +context lines. + Author ------ Written by Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
