Git Commands for Handling Merge Conflicts

Learn how to efficiently handle merge conflicts in Git with these essential commands and techniques.

Git Commands for Handling Merge Conflicts  

Merge conflicts can be challenging, but Git provides commands to handle them efficiently. Here’s how to manage merge conflicts:

Initiate a Merge  

git merge branch-name

Attempts to merge the specified branch into the current branch. If there are conflicts, Git will notify you.

Identify Conflicts  

git status

Shows the status of the working directory and highlights conflicts.

Resolve Conflicts  

Manually edit the conflicted files to resolve conflicts.

Add Resolved Files  

git add filename

Marks conflicted files as resolved after you have manually edited them.

Continue Merge After Resolving Conflicts  

git commit

Completes the merge process by committing the resolved changes.

Abort Merge  

git merge --abort

Cancels the merge process and reverts to the previous state.

Conflict Markers  

Conflict markers in files look like:

<<<<<<< HEAD
Your changes
=======
Changes from branch
>>>>>>> branch-name

Edit these sections to resolve conflicts, choosing which changes to keep.

Merge Tool  

git mergetool

Launches a merge resolution tool to help resolve conflicts visually.

Show Conflicts  

git diff

Displays the differences between branches and conflicts.

Commit Resolved Merge  

git commit -m "Resolved merge conflicts"

Finalizes the merge after resolving conflicts.