commit - 5ef14e636366c988d1453d9fb6f4a2b9ff127141
commit + 92228c38cdd5d16ccd0505c2580c3a6dc7e3c10b
blob - ccaccdbe1c46e978d4dd5c5c97878cd641408429
blob + 524d8eee79bef0ea730e3b19bbcda19891667168
--- got/got.1
+++ got/got.1
or discarded again with
.Cm got revert .
.Pp
+.Cm got backout
+will refuse to run if certain preconditions are not met.
+If the work tree contains multiple base commits it must first be updated
+to a single base commit with
+.Cm got update .
+If the work tree already contains files with merge conflicts, these
+conflicts must be resolved first.
.El
.Sh ENVIRONMENT
.Bl -tag -width GOT_AUTHOR