man git-merge-base (Commandes) - Finds as good a common ancestor as possible for a merge
NAME
git-merge-base - Finds as good a common ancestor as possible for a merge
SYNOPSIS
git-merge-base <commit> <commit>
DESCRIPTION
"git-merge-base" finds as good a common ancestor as possible. Given a selection of equally good common ancestors it should not be relied on to decide in any particular way.
The "git-merge-base" algorithm is still in flux - use the source...
AUTHOR
Written by Linus Torvalds <torvalds@osdl.org>
DOCUMENTATION
Documentation by David Greaves, Junio C Hamano and the git-list <git@vger.kernel.org>.