equivalent to the `--verify-signatures` command
	line option. See linkgit:git-merge[1] for details.

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`merge.renameLimit`::
	The number of files to consider in the exhaustive portion of
	rename detection during a merge.  If not specified, defaults
	to the value of `diff.renameLimit`.  If neither
	`merge.renameLimit` nor `diff.renameLimit` are specified,
	currently defaults to 7000.  This setting has no effect if
	rename detection is turned off.

`merge.renames`::
	Whether Git detects renames.  If set to `false`, rename detection
	is disabled. If set to `true`, basic rename detection is enabled.
	Defaults to the value of diff.renames.

`merge.directoryRenames`::
	Whether Git detects directory renames, affecting what happens at
	merge time to new files added to a directory on one side of
	history when that directory was renamed on the other side of
	history. Possible values are:
+
--
`false`;; Directory rename detection is disabled, meaning that such new files will be
	left behind in the old directory.
`true`;; Directory rename detection is enabled, meaning that such new files will be
	moved into the new directory.
`conflict`;; A conflict will be reported for such paths.
--
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If `merge.renames` is `false`, `merge.directoryRenames` is ignored and treated
as `false`. Defaults to `conflict`.

`merge.renormalize`::
	Tell Git that canonical representation of files in the
	repository has changed over time (e.g. earlier commits record
	text files with _CRLF_ line endings, but recent ones use _LF_ line
	endings).  In such a repository, for each file where a
	three-way content merge is needed, Git can convert the data
	recorded in commits to a canonical form before performing a
	merge to reduce unnecessary conflicts.  For more information,
	see section "Merging branches with differing checkin/checkout
	attributes" in linkgit:gitattributes[5].

`merge.stat`::
	Whether to print the diffstat between `ORIG_HEAD` and the merge result
	at the end of the merge.  True by default.

`merge.autoStash`::
	When set to `true`, automatically create a temporary stash entry
	before the operation begins, and apply it after the operation
	ends.  This means that you can run merge on a dirty worktree.
	However, use with care: the final stash application after a
	successful merge might result in non-trivial conflicts.
	This option can be overridden by the `--no-autostash` and
	`--autostash` options of linkgit:git-merge[1].
	Defaults to `false`.

`merge.tool`::
	Controls which merge tool is used by linkgit:git-mergetool[1].
	The list below shows the valid built-in values.
	Any other value is treated as a custom merge tool and requires
	that a corresponding `mergetool.<tool>.cmd` variable is defined.

`merge.guitool`::
	Controls which merge tool is used by linkgit:git-mergetool[1] when the
	`-g`/`--gui` flag is specified. The list below shows the valid built-in values.
	Any other value is treated as a custom merge tool and requires that a
	corresponding `mergetool.<guitool>.cmd` variable is defined.

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`merge.verbosity`::
	Controls the amount of output shown by the recursive merge
	strategy.  Level 0 outputs nothing except a final error
	message if conflicts were detected. Level 1 outputs only
	conflicts, 2 outputs conflicts and file changes.  Level 5 and
	above outputs debugging information.  The default is level 2.
	Can be overridden by the `GIT_MERGE_VERBOSITY` environment variable.

`merge.<driver>.name`::
	Defines a human-readable name for a custom low-level
	merge driver.  See linkgit:gitattributes[5] for details.

`merge.<driver>.driver`::
	Defines the command that implements a custom low-level
	merge driver.  See linkgit:gitattributes[5] for details.

`merge.<driver>.recursive`::
	Names a low-level merge driver to be used when
	performing an internal merge between common ancestors.
	See linkgit:gitattributes[5] for details.