6 git-merge-base - Finds as good a common ancestor as possible for a merge
11 'git-merge-base' [--all] <commit> <commit>
16 "git-merge-base" finds as good a common ancestor as possible between
17 the two commits. That is, given two commits A and B 'git-merge-base A
18 B' will output a commit which is reachable from both A and B through
19 the parent relationship.
21 Given a selection of equally good common ancestors it should not be
22 relied on to decide in any particular way.
24 The "git-merge-base" algorithm is still in flux - use the source...
29 Output all common ancestors for the two commits instead of
34 Written by Linus Torvalds <torvalds@osdl.org>
38 Documentation by David Greaves, Junio C Hamano and the git-list <git@vger.kernel.org>.
42 Part of the gitlink:git[7] suite