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NAME

       git-mergetool--lib - Common git merge tool shell scriptlets

SYNOPSIS

       TOOL_MODE=(diff|merge) . "$(git --exec-path)/git-mergetool--lib"

DESCRIPTION

       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--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--lib, your script must set TOOL_MODE to define the operation mode for the functions listed below. diff and
       merge are valid values.

FUNCTIONS

       get_merge_tool
	   returns a merge tool.

       get_merge_tool_cmd
	   returns the custom command for a merge tool.

       get_merge_tool_path
	   returns the custom path for a merge tool.

       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.

AUTHOR

       Written by David Aguilar <davvid@gmail.com[1]>

DOCUMENTATION

       Documentation by David Aguilar and the git-list <git@vger.kernel.org[2]>.

GIT

       Part of the git(1) suite

NOTES

	1. davvid@gmail.com
	   mailto:davvid@gmail.com

	2. git@vger.kernel.org
	   mailto:git@vger.kernel.org

Git 1.7.1							    07/05/2010						     GIT-MERGETOOL--LIB(1)