commit 92228c38cdd5d16ccd0505c2580c3a6dc7e3c10b
from: Stefan Sperling <stsp@stsp.name>
date: Sun Jun 02 18:54:14 2019 UTC

document preconditions for 'got backout'

commit - 5ef14e636366c988d1453d9fb6f4a2b9ff127141
commit + 92228c38cdd5d16ccd0505c2580c3a6dc7e3c10b
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@@ -444,6 +444,13 @@ committed with
 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