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git-mergetool{litdd}lib(1)
==========================
NAME
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git-mergetool--lib - Common Git merge tool shell scriptlets
SYNOPSIS
--------
[verse]
'TOOL_MODE=(diff|merge) . "$(git --exec-path)/git-mergetool{litdd}lib"'
DESCRIPTION
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This is not a command the end user would want to run. Ever.
This documentation is meant for people who are studying the
Porcelain-ish scripts and/or are writing new ones.
The 'git-mergetool{litdd}lib' scriptlet is designed to be sourced (using
`.`) by other shell scripts to set up functions for working
with Git merge tools.
Before sourcing 'git-mergetool{litdd}lib', your script must set `TOOL_MODE`
to define the operation mode for the functions listed below.
'diff' and 'merge' are valid values.
FUNCTIONS
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get_merge_tool::
Returns a merge tool. The return code is 1 if we returned a guessed
merge tool, else 0. '$GIT_MERGETOOL_GUI' may be set to 'true' to
search for the appropriate guitool.
get_merge_tool_cmd::
Returns the custom command for a merge tool.
get_merge_tool_path::
Returns the custom path for a merge tool.
initialize_merge_tool::
Brings merge tool specific functions into scope so they can be used or
overridden.
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
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Part of the linkgit:git[1] suite