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# NAME
git-union-merge - Join branches together using a union merge
# SYNOPSIS
git union-merge ref ref newref
# DESCRIPTION
Does a union merge between two refs, storing the result in the
specified newref.
The union merge will always succeed, but assumes that files can be merged
simply by concacenating together lines from all the oldrefs, in any order.
So, this is useful only for branches containing log-type data.
Note that this does not touch the checked out working copy. It operates
entirely on git refs and branches.
# EXAMPLE
git union-merge git-annex origin/git-annex refs/heads/git-annex
Merges the current git-annex branch, and a version from origin,
storing the result in the git-annex branch.
# BUGS
File modes are not currently merged.
# AUTHOR
Joey Hess <joey@kitenet.net>
<http://git-annex.branchable.com/>
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