git-mergetool--lib(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