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.TH "GIT\-MARK\-MERGE\-BA" "1" "08/10/2020" "depot_tools 8c3f7227" "Chromium depot_tools Manual"
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.SH "NAME"
git-mark-merge-base \- Manually interact with depot_tools\*(Aq merge\-base markers\&.
.SH "SYNOPSIS"
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\fIgit mark\-merge\-base\fR
\fIgit mark\-merge\-base\fR <commit hash>
\fIgit mark\-merge\-base\fR [\-d | \-\-delete]
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.SH "DESCRIPTION"
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Inspect, set or delete the current merge\-base marker for the current branch\&. This should not be needed, but is useful if things get into a snarled state\&. Pass no arguments to view the current value\&. If you provide <commit hash>, then git mark\-merge\-base will attempt to set that as the merge\-base value\&.
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It is invalid to pick a commit which is not an ancestor of the current branch\&.
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See \fBgit-rebase-update\fR(1)\*(Aqs description of the branch\&.<name>\&.base configuration variable for more info on what the merge base markers are for\&.
.SH "OPTIONS"
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\-d, \-\-delete
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Delete the merge\-base marker for the current branch\&.
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<commit hash>
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The new value to set for the current branch\(cqs merge\-base marker\&.
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.SH "SEE ALSO"
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\fBgit-rebase-update\fR(1), \fBgit-reparent-branch\fR(1), \fBgit-rename-branch\fR(1), \fBgit-upstream-diff\fR(1)
.SH "CHROMIUM DEPOT_TOOLS"
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Part of the chromium \fBdepot_tools\fR(7) suite\&. These tools are meant to assist with the development of chromium and related projects\&. Download the tools by checking out the \m[blue]\fBgit repository\fR\m[]\&\s-2\u[1]\d\s+2\&.
.SH "NOTES"
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git repository
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\%https://chromium.googlesource.com/chromium/tools/depot_tools.git
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