# \[PATCH v7 13/15\] merge: use the "octopus" strategy without forking

- From: Alban Gruin \<hidden\>
- Date: 2021-03-17 20:57:42 
- List: git
- Page: https://ratatoskr.run/git/2021/03/7880982
- Thread: https://ratatoskr.run/git/2020/06/7851045/t/2.md

```text
This teaches `git merge' to invoke the "octopus" strategy with a
function call instead of forking.

Signed-off-by: Alban Gruin <redacted>
---
 builtin/merge.c | 3 +++
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+)

diff --git a/builtin/merge.c b/builtin/merge.c
index 87921497a2..79f1e8bdd1 100644
--- a/builtin/merge.c
+++ b/builtin/merge.c
@@ -759,6 +759,9 @@ static int try_merge_strategy(const char *strategy, struct commit_list *common,
 	} else if (!strcmp(strategy, "resolve")) {
 		return merge_strategies_resolve(the_repository, common,
 						head_arg, remoteheads);
+	} else if (!strcmp(strategy, "octopus")) {
+		return merge_strategies_octopus(the_repository, common,
+						head_arg, remoteheads);
 	} else {
 		return try_merge_command(the_repository,
 					 strategy, xopts_nr, xopts,
-- 
2.31.0

```