Thread (33 messages) 33 messages, 4 authors, 2016-06-15

Re: [PATCH 07/13] Improve description in "How to merge"

From: Jonathan Nieder <hidden>
Date: 2016-06-15 22:58:30

Thomas Ackermann wrote:
Describe the conflict resolution in terms of the
commands the user is supposed to use.
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--- a/Documentation/user-manual.txt
+++ b/Documentation/user-manual.txt
@@ -1251,10 +1251,8 @@ Automatic merge failed; fix conflicts and then commit the result.
 -------------------------------------------------
 
 Conflict markers are left in the problematic files, and after
-you resolve the conflicts manually, you can update the index
-with the contents and run Git commit, as you normally would when
-creating a new file.
Hm.  It's been too long since I was a novice, since I find the above
clear already.

To make the text clearer, I think it would be best to *add* an example
instead of replacing it by one.

Thanks,
Jonathan
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