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diff --git a/Documentation/config/mergetool.txt b/Documentation/config/mergetool.txt index 294f61e..00bf665 100644 --- a/Documentation/config/mergetool.txt +++ b/Documentation/config/mergetool.txt @@ -45,14 +45,21 @@ mergetool.meld.useAutoMerge:: value of `false` avoids using `--auto-merge` altogether, and is the default value. -mergetool.vimdiff.layout:: - The vimdiff backend uses this variable to control how its split - windows appear. Applies even if you are using Neovim (`nvim`) or - gVim (`gvim`) as the merge tool. See BACKEND SPECIFIC HINTS section +mergetool.<vimdiff variant>.layout:: + Configure the split window layout for vimdiff's `<variant>`, which is any of `vimdiff`, + `nvimdiff`, `gvimdiff`. + Upon launching `git mergetool` with `--tool=<variant>` (or without `--tool` + if `merge.tool` is configured as `<variant>`), Git will consult + `mergetool.<variant>.layout` to determine the tool's layout. If the + variant-specific configuration is not available, `vimdiff`'s is used as + fallback. If that too is not available, a default layout with 4 windows + will be used. To configure the layout, see the `BACKEND SPECIFIC HINTS` +ifdef::git-mergetool[] + section. +endif::[] ifndef::git-mergetool[] - in linkgit:git-mergetool[1]. + section in linkgit:git-mergetool[1]. endif::[] - for details. mergetool.hideResolved:: During a merge, Git will automatically resolve as many conflicts as |