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