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@@ -69,7 +69,8 @@ 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, Git can convert the data
+ 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