6 git-merge-base - Finds as good a common ancestor as possible for a merge
11 'git-merge-base' <commit> <commit>
15 "git-merge-base" finds as good a common ancestor as possible. Given a
16 selection of equally good common ancestors it should not be relied on
17 to decide in any particular way.
19 The "git-merge-base" algorithm is still in flux - use the source...
24 Written by Linus Torvalds <torvalds@osdl.org>
28 Documentation by David Greaves, Junio C Hamano and the git-list <git@vger.kernel.org>.
32 Part of the gitlink:git[7] suite