Merge branch 'ss/pull-rebase-preserve' into maint

* ss/pull-rebase-preserve:
  docs: clarify what git-rebase's "-p" / "--preserve-merges" does
  docs: clarify "preserve" option wording for git-pull
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Junio C Hamano 2015-03-31 14:54:11 -07:00
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@ -111,9 +111,8 @@ include::merge-options.txt[]
was rebased since last fetched, the rebase uses that information
to avoid rebasing non-local changes.
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When preserve, also rebase the current branch on top of the upstream
branch, but pass `--preserve-merges` along to `git rebase` so that
locally created merge commits will not be flattened.
When set to preserve, rebase with the `--preserve-merges` option passed
to `git rebase` so that locally created merge commits will not be flattened.
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When false, merge the current branch into the upstream branch.
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@ -362,7 +362,9 @@ default is `--no-fork-point`, otherwise the default is `--fork-point`.
-p::
--preserve-merges::
Instead of ignoring merges, try to recreate them.
Recreate merge commits instead of flattening the history by replaying
commits a merge commit introduces. Merge conflict resolutions or manual
amendments to merge commits are not preserved.
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This uses the `--interactive` machinery internally, but combining it
with the `--interactive` option explicitly is generally not a good