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Since 5291828df8
(merge-ort: write $GIT_DIR/AUTO_MERGE whenever we hit a
conflict, 2021-03-20), when using the 'ort' merge strategy, the special
ref AUTO_MERGE is written when a merge operation results in conflicts.
This ref points to a tree recording the conflicted state of the working
tree and is very useful during conflict resolution. However, this ref is
not documented.
Add some documentation for AUTO_MERGE in git-diff(1), git-merge(1),
gitrevisions(7) and in the user manual.
In git-diff(1), mention it at the end of the description section, when
we mention that the command also accepts trees instead of commits, and
also add an invocation to the "Various ways to check your working tree"
example.
In git-merge(1), add a step to the list of things that happen "when it
is not obvious how to reconcile the changes", under the "True merge"
section. Also mention AUTO_MERGE in the "How to resolve conflicts"
section, when mentioning 'git diff'.
In gitrevisions(7), add a mention of AUTO_MERGE along with the other
special refs.
In the user manual, add a paragraph describing AUTO_MERGE to the
"Getting conflict-resolution help during a merge" section, and include
an example of a 'git diff AUTO_MERGE' invocation for the example
conflict used in that section. Note that for uniformity we do not use
backticks around AUTO_MERGE here since the rest of the document does not
typeset special refs differently.
Closes: https://github.com/gitgitgadget/git/issues/1471
Signed-off-by: Philippe Blain <levraiphilippeblain@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
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git-merge(1)
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============
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NAME
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----
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git-merge - Join two or more development histories together
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SYNOPSIS
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--------
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[verse]
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'git merge' [-n] [--stat] [--no-commit] [--squash] [--[no-]edit]
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[--no-verify] [-s <strategy>] [-X <strategy-option>] [-S[<keyid>]]
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[--[no-]allow-unrelated-histories]
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[--[no-]rerere-autoupdate] [-m <msg>] [-F <file>]
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[--into-name <branch>] [<commit>...]
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'git merge' (--continue | --abort | --quit)
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DESCRIPTION
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-----------
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Incorporates changes from the named commits (since the time their
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histories diverged from the current branch) into the current
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branch. This command is used by 'git pull' to incorporate changes
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from another repository and can be used by hand to merge changes
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from one branch into another.
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Assume the following history exists and the current branch is
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"`master`":
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------------
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A---B---C topic
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/
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D---E---F---G master
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------------
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Then "`git merge topic`" will replay the changes made on the
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`topic` branch since it diverged from `master` (i.e., `E`) until
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its current commit (`C`) on top of `master`, and record the result
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in a new commit along with the names of the two parent commits and
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a log message from the user describing the changes. Before the operation,
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`ORIG_HEAD` is set to the tip of the current branch (`C`).
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------------
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A---B---C topic
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/ \
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D---E---F---G---H master
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------------
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The second syntax ("`git merge --abort`") can only be run after the
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merge has resulted in conflicts. 'git merge --abort' will abort the
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merge process and try to reconstruct the pre-merge state. However,
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if there were uncommitted changes when the merge started (and
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especially if those changes were further modified after the merge
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was started), 'git merge --abort' will in some cases be unable to
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reconstruct the original (pre-merge) changes. Therefore:
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*Warning*: Running 'git merge' with non-trivial uncommitted changes is
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discouraged: while possible, it may leave you in a state that is hard to
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back out of in the case of a conflict.
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The third syntax ("`git merge --continue`") can only be run after the
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merge has resulted in conflicts.
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OPTIONS
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-------
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:git-merge: 1
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include::merge-options.txt[]
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-m <msg>::
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Set the commit message to be used for the merge commit (in
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case one is created).
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+
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If `--log` is specified, a shortlog of the commits being merged
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will be appended to the specified message.
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+
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The 'git fmt-merge-msg' command can be
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used to give a good default for automated 'git merge'
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invocations. The automated message can include the branch description.
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--into-name <branch>::
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Prepare the default merge message as if merging to the branch
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`<branch>`, instead of the name of the real branch to which
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the merge is made.
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-F <file>::
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--file=<file>::
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Read the commit message to be used for the merge commit (in
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case one is created).
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If `--log` is specified, a shortlog of the commits being merged
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will be appended to the specified message.
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include::rerere-options.txt[]
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--overwrite-ignore::
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--no-overwrite-ignore::
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Silently overwrite ignored files from the merge result. This
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is the default behavior. Use `--no-overwrite-ignore` to abort.
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--abort::
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Abort the current conflict resolution process, and
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try to reconstruct the pre-merge state. If an autostash entry is
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present, apply it to the worktree.
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If there were uncommitted worktree changes present when the merge
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started, 'git merge --abort' will in some cases be unable to
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reconstruct these changes. It is therefore recommended to always
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commit or stash your changes before running 'git merge'.
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+
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'git merge --abort' is equivalent to 'git reset --merge' when
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`MERGE_HEAD` is present unless `MERGE_AUTOSTASH` is also present in
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which case 'git merge --abort' applies the stash entry to the worktree
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whereas 'git reset --merge' will save the stashed changes in the stash
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list.
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--quit::
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Forget about the current merge in progress. Leave the index
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and the working tree as-is. If `MERGE_AUTOSTASH` is present, the
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stash entry will be saved to the stash list.
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--continue::
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After a 'git merge' stops due to conflicts you can conclude the
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merge by running 'git merge --continue' (see "HOW TO RESOLVE
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CONFLICTS" section below).
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<commit>...::
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Commits, usually other branch heads, to merge into our branch.
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Specifying more than one commit will create a merge with
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more than two parents (affectionately called an Octopus merge).
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If no commit is given from the command line, merge the remote-tracking
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branches that the current branch is configured to use as its upstream.
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See also the configuration section of this manual page.
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+
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When `FETCH_HEAD` (and no other commit) is specified, the branches
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recorded in the `.git/FETCH_HEAD` file by the previous invocation
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of `git fetch` for merging are merged to the current branch.
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PRE-MERGE CHECKS
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----------------
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Before applying outside changes, you should get your own work in
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good shape and committed locally, so it will not be clobbered if
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there are conflicts. See also linkgit:git-stash[1].
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'git pull' and 'git merge' will stop without doing anything when
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local uncommitted changes overlap with files that 'git pull'/'git
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merge' may need to update.
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To avoid recording unrelated changes in the merge commit,
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'git pull' and 'git merge' will also abort if there are any changes
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registered in the index relative to the `HEAD` commit. (Special
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narrow exceptions to this rule may exist depending on which merge
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strategy is in use, but generally, the index must match HEAD.)
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If all named commits are already ancestors of `HEAD`, 'git merge'
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will exit early with the message "Already up to date."
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FAST-FORWARD MERGE
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------------------
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Often the current branch head is an ancestor of the named commit.
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This is the most common case especially when invoked from 'git
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pull': you are tracking an upstream repository, you have committed
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no local changes, and now you want to update to a newer upstream
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revision. In this case, a new commit is not needed to store the
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combined history; instead, the `HEAD` (along with the index) is
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updated to point at the named commit, without creating an extra
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merge commit.
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This behavior can be suppressed with the `--no-ff` option.
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TRUE MERGE
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----------
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Except in a fast-forward merge (see above), the branches to be
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merged must be tied together by a merge commit that has both of them
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as its parents.
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A merged version reconciling the changes from all branches to be
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merged is committed, and your `HEAD`, index, and working tree are
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updated to it. It is possible to have modifications in the working
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tree as long as they do not overlap; the update will preserve them.
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When it is not obvious how to reconcile the changes, the following
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happens:
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1. The `HEAD` pointer stays the same.
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2. The `MERGE_HEAD` ref is set to point to the other branch head.
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3. Paths that merged cleanly are updated both in the index file and
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in your working tree.
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4. For conflicting paths, the index file records up to three
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versions: stage 1 stores the version from the common ancestor,
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stage 2 from `HEAD`, and stage 3 from `MERGE_HEAD` (you
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can inspect the stages with `git ls-files -u`). The working
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tree files contain the result of the merge operation; i.e. 3-way
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merge results with familiar conflict markers `<<<` `===` `>>>`.
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5. A special ref `AUTO_MERGE` is written, pointing to a tree
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corresponding to the current content of the working tree (including
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conflict markers for textual conflicts). Note that this ref is only
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written when the 'ort' merge strategy is used (the default).
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6. No other changes are made. In particular, the local
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modifications you had before you started merge will stay the
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same and the index entries for them stay as they were,
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i.e. matching `HEAD`.
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If you tried a merge which resulted in complex conflicts and
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want to start over, you can recover with `git merge --abort`.
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MERGING TAG
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When merging an annotated (and possibly signed) tag, Git always
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creates a merge commit even if a fast-forward merge is possible, and
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the commit message template is prepared with the tag message.
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Additionally, if the tag is signed, the signature check is reported
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as a comment in the message template. See also linkgit:git-tag[1].
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When you want to just integrate with the work leading to the commit
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that happens to be tagged, e.g. synchronizing with an upstream
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release point, you may not want to make an unnecessary merge commit.
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In such a case, you can "unwrap" the tag yourself before feeding it
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to `git merge`, or pass `--ff-only` when you do not have any work on
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your own. e.g.
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----
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git fetch origin
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git merge v1.2.3^0
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git merge --ff-only v1.2.3
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----
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HOW CONFLICTS ARE PRESENTED
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---------------------------
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During a merge, the working tree files are updated to reflect the result
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of the merge. Among the changes made to the common ancestor's version,
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non-overlapping ones (that is, you changed an area of the file while the
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other side left that area intact, or vice versa) are incorporated in the
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final result verbatim. When both sides made changes to the same area,
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however, Git cannot randomly pick one side over the other, and asks you to
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resolve it by leaving what both sides did to that area.
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By default, Git uses the same style as the one used by the "merge" program
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from the RCS suite to present such a conflicted hunk, like this:
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------------
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Here are lines that are either unchanged from the common
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ancestor, or cleanly resolved because only one side changed,
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or cleanly resolved because both sides changed the same way.
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<<<<<<< yours:sample.txt
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Conflict resolution is hard;
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let's go shopping.
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=======
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Git makes conflict resolution easy.
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>>>>>>> theirs:sample.txt
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And here is another line that is cleanly resolved or unmodified.
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------------
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The area where a pair of conflicting changes happened is marked with markers
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`<<<<<<<`, `=======`, and `>>>>>>>`. The part before the `=======`
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is typically your side, and the part afterwards is typically their side.
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The default format does not show what the original said in the conflicting
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area. You cannot tell how many lines are deleted and replaced with
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Barbie's remark on your side. The only thing you can tell is that your
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side wants to say it is hard and you'd prefer to go shopping, while the
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other side wants to claim it is easy.
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An alternative style can be used by setting the "merge.conflictStyle"
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configuration variable to either "diff3" or "zdiff3". In "diff3"
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style, the above conflict may look like this:
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------------
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Here are lines that are either unchanged from the common
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ancestor, or cleanly resolved because only one side changed,
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<<<<<<< yours:sample.txt
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or cleanly resolved because both sides changed the same way.
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Conflict resolution is hard;
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let's go shopping.
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||||||| base:sample.txt
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or cleanly resolved because both sides changed identically.
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Conflict resolution is hard.
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=======
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or cleanly resolved because both sides changed the same way.
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Git makes conflict resolution easy.
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>>>>>>> theirs:sample.txt
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And here is another line that is cleanly resolved or unmodified.
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------------
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while in "zdiff3" style, it may look like this:
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------------
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Here are lines that are either unchanged from the common
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ancestor, or cleanly resolved because only one side changed,
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or cleanly resolved because both sides changed the same way.
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<<<<<<< yours:sample.txt
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Conflict resolution is hard;
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let's go shopping.
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||||||| base:sample.txt
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or cleanly resolved because both sides changed identically.
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Conflict resolution is hard.
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=======
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Git makes conflict resolution easy.
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>>>>>>> theirs:sample.txt
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And here is another line that is cleanly resolved or unmodified.
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------------
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In addition to the `<<<<<<<`, `=======`, and `>>>>>>>` markers, it uses
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another `|||||||` marker that is followed by the original text. You can
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tell that the original just stated a fact, and your side simply gave in to
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that statement and gave up, while the other side tried to have a more
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positive attitude. You can sometimes come up with a better resolution by
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viewing the original.
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HOW TO RESOLVE CONFLICTS
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------------------------
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After seeing a conflict, you can do two things:
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* Decide not to merge. The only clean-ups you need are to reset
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the index file to the `HEAD` commit to reverse 2. and to clean
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up working tree changes made by 2. and 3.; `git merge --abort`
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can be used for this.
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* Resolve the conflicts. Git will mark the conflicts in
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the working tree. Edit the files into shape and
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'git add' them to the index. Use 'git commit' or
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'git merge --continue' to seal the deal. The latter command
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checks whether there is a (interrupted) merge in progress
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before calling 'git commit'.
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You can work through the conflict with a number of tools:
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* Use a mergetool. `git mergetool` to launch a graphical
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mergetool which will work you through the merge.
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* Look at the diffs. `git diff` will show a three-way diff,
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highlighting changes from both the `HEAD` and `MERGE_HEAD`
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versions. `git diff AUTO_MERGE` will show what changes you've
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made so far to resolve textual conflicts.
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* Look at the diffs from each branch. `git log --merge -p <path>`
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will show diffs first for the `HEAD` version and then the
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`MERGE_HEAD` version.
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* Look at the originals. `git show :1:filename` shows the
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common ancestor, `git show :2:filename` shows the `HEAD`
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version, and `git show :3:filename` shows the `MERGE_HEAD`
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version.
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EXAMPLES
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--------
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* Merge branches `fixes` and `enhancements` on top of
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the current branch, making an octopus merge:
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------------------------------------------------
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$ git merge fixes enhancements
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------------------------------------------------
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* Merge branch `obsolete` into the current branch, using `ours`
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merge strategy:
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$ git merge -s ours obsolete
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------------------------------------------------
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* Merge branch `maint` into the current branch, but do not make
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a new commit automatically:
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$ git merge --no-commit maint
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------------------------------------------------
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This can be used when you want to include further changes to the
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merge, or want to write your own merge commit message.
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You should refrain from abusing this option to sneak substantial
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changes into a merge commit. Small fixups like bumping
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release/version name would be acceptable.
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include::merge-strategies.txt[]
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CONFIGURATION
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-------------
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branch.<name>.mergeOptions::
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Sets default options for merging into branch <name>. The syntax and
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supported options are the same as those of 'git merge', but option
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values containing whitespace characters are currently not supported.
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include::includes/cmd-config-section-rest.txt[]
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include::config/merge.txt[]
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SEE ALSO
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--------
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linkgit:git-fmt-merge-msg[1], linkgit:git-pull[1],
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linkgit:gitattributes[5],
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linkgit:git-reset[1],
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linkgit:git-diff[1], linkgit:git-ls-files[1],
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linkgit:git-add[1], linkgit:git-rm[1],
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linkgit:git-mergetool[1]
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GIT
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---
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Part of the linkgit:git[1] suite
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