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* maint: update-server-info: Shorten read_pack_info_file() Documentation: Explain git-mergetool's use of temporary files
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This is the default behaviour; the option is provided to | ||
override any configuration settings. | ||
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TEMPORARY FILES | ||
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`git mergetool` creates `*.orig` backup files while resolving merges. | ||
These are safe to remove once a file has been merged and its | ||
`git mergetool` session has completed. | ||
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Setting the `mergetool.keepBackup` configuration variable to `false` | ||
causes `git mergetool` to automatically remove the backup as files | ||
are successfully merged. | ||
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Author | ||
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Written by Theodore Y Ts'o <[email protected]> | ||
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