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git merge-tree — Merge branches without changing files. More information: <https://git-scm.com/docs/git-merge-tree>.

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Problem

How to use the git merge-tree command: Merge branches without changing files. More information: <https://git-scm.com/docs/git-merge-tree>.

Solution

git merge-tree — Merge branches without changing files. More information: <https://git-scm.com/docs/git-merge-tree>.

Show the result of a merge between two branches:

git merge-tree {{branch1}} {{branch2}}

Perform a merge and write the resulting tree:

git merge-tree --write-tree {{branch1}} {{branch2}}

Code Snippets

Show the result of a merge between two branches

git merge-tree {{branch1}} {{branch2}}

Perform a merge and write the resulting tree

git merge-tree --write-tree {{branch1}} {{branch2}}

Context

tldr-pages: common/git merge-tree

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