NAME

       git-merge-into - Merge one branch into another

SYNOPSIS

       git merge-into [src] <dest> [--ff-only]

DESCRIPTION

       Merge  one  branch  into  another,  and keep yourself on current branch. If src branch not
       given, it will merge current one to dest.

OPTIONS

       <src>

       The name of the branch will be merged into. If this  not  given,  use  current  branch  as
       default.

       <dest>

       The name of the branch to merge into.

       --ff-only

       Refuse  to  merge  and  exit  with  a  non-zero  status unless the current HEAD is already
       up-to-date or the merge can be resolved as a fast-forward.

EXAMPLES

       Assume the following history exists and the current branch is src:

                            A---B---C src(current)
                           /
                      D---E---F---G dest

       After running git merge-into dest, it will look like this:

                           A---B---C src(current)
                           /         \
                      D---E---F---G---H dest

       The H commit will record the merge result, just like what git merge does. And src is still
       the current branch.

       The  default  implementation of merge-into use git checkout and git merge, which may cause
       temporary change in the working  tree.  If  you  make  sure  your  branch  can  be  merged
       fast-forward, add --ff-only to avoid files change.

AUTHOR

       Written by spacewander <spacewanderlzx@gmail.com>

REPORTING BUGS

       <https://github.com/tj/git-extras/issues>

SEE ALSO

       <https://github.com/tj/git-extras>

                                           October 2022                         GIT-MERGE-INTO(1)