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1. Give credit where it is due.
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But they don't do a good job of either case. For (1), they
are out of date and incomplete. A much more accurate answer
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incomplete fields mean you're likely sending to somebody
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git-mergetool{litdd}lib(1)
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NAME
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----
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git-mergetool--lib - Common git merge tool shell scriptlets
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SYNOPSIS
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--------
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'TOOL_MODE=(diff|merge) . "$(git --exec-path)/git-mergetool--lib"'
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DESCRIPTION
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-----------
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This is not a command the end user would want to run. Ever.
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This documentation is meant for people who are studying the
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Porcelain-ish scripts and/or are writing new ones.
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The 'git-mergetool{litdd}lib' scriptlet is designed to be sourced (using
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`.`) by other shell scripts to set up functions for working
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with git merge tools.
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Before sourcing 'git-mergetool{litdd}lib', your script must set `TOOL_MODE`
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to define the operation mode for the functions listed below.
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'diff' and 'merge' are valid values.
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FUNCTIONS
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---------
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get_merge_tool::
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returns a merge tool.
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get_merge_tool_cmd::
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returns the custom command for a merge tool.
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get_merge_tool_path::
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returns the custom path for a merge tool.
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run_merge_tool::
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launches a merge tool given the tool name and a true/false
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flag to indicate whether a merge base is present.
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'$MERGED', '$LOCAL', '$REMOTE', and '$BASE' must be defined
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for use by the merge tool.
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GIT
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---
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Part of the linkgit:git[1] suite
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