trying to read git's source code to understand how `git revert` and `git cherry-pick` are implemented using merge and it's a bit confusing https://github.com/git/git/blob/master/sequencer.c#L2353-L2358
(has anyone ever seen an explanation of how "revert" is actually secretly a merge under the hood? i have some ideas but it would be nice to read about it somewhere other than git's source code)
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