1 git-mergetool{litdd}lib(1)
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6 git-mergetool--lib - Common Git merge tool shell scriptlets
11 'TOOL_MODE=(diff|merge) . "$(git --exec-path)/git-mergetool{litdd}lib"'
16 This is not a command the end user would want to run. Ever.
17 This documentation is meant for people who are studying the
18 Porcelain-ish scripts and/or are writing new ones.
20 The 'git-mergetool{litdd}lib' scriptlet is designed to be sourced (using
21 `.`) by other shell scripts to set up functions for working
24 Before sourcing 'git-mergetool{litdd}lib', your script must set `TOOL_MODE`
25 to define the operation mode for the functions listed below.
26 'diff' and 'merge' are valid values.
31 Returns a merge tool. The return code is 1 if we returned a guessed
32 merge tool, else 0. '$GIT_MERGETOOL_GUI' may be set to 'true' to
33 search for the appropriate guitool.
36 Returns the custom command for a merge tool.
39 Returns the custom path for a merge tool.
41 initialize_merge_tool::
42 Brings merge tool specific functions into scope so they can be used or
46 Launches a merge tool given the tool name and a true/false
47 flag to indicate whether a merge base is present.
48 '$MERGED', '$LOCAL', '$REMOTE', and '$BASE' must be defined
49 for use by the merge tool.
53 Part of the linkgit:git[1] suite