@@ -354,9 +354,8 @@ See also INCOMPATIBLE OPTIONS below.
-s <strategy>::
--strategy=<strategy>::
- Use the given merge strategy.
- If there is no `-s` option 'git merge-recursive' is used
- instead. This implies --merge.
+ Use the given merge strategy, instead of the default
+ `recursive`. This implies `--merge`.
+
Because 'git rebase' replays each commit from the working branch
on top of the <upstream> branch using the given strategy, using
@@ -112,8 +112,8 @@ With --squash, --commit is not allowed, and will fail.
Use the given merge strategy; can be supplied more than
once to specify them in the order they should be tried.
If there is no `-s` option, a built-in list of strategies
- is used instead ('git merge-recursive' when merging a single
- head, 'git merge-octopus' otherwise).
+ is used instead (`recursive` when merging a single head,
+ `octopus` otherwise).
-X <option>::
--strategy-option=<option>::
@@ -51,10 +51,11 @@ patience;;
See also linkgit:git-diff[1] `--patience`.
diff-algorithm=[patience|minimal|histogram|myers];;
- Tells 'merge-recursive' to use a different diff algorithm, which
- can help avoid mismerges that occur due to unimportant matching
- lines (such as braces from distinct functions). See also
- linkgit:git-diff[1] `--diff-algorithm`.
+ Use a different diff algorithm while merging, which can help
+ avoid mismerges that occur due to unimportant matching lines
+ (such as braces from distinct functions). See also
+ linkgit:git-diff[1] `--diff-algorithm`. Defaults to the
+ `diff.algorithm` config setting.
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