Questions about resolving merge conflicts in Git.
Questions tagged [git-merge-conflict]
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Why do I have to resolve the same "git rebase" conflict over and over?
When I do git rebase branch1 in my branch1-local I get conflicts. I solve the conflict, do git add and then do git rebase --continue as git asks me to do. After that a new commit is applied. A new conflict shows up. But is the same…

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GitHub Pull Request complex conflicts
GitHub added a feature about a month ago to resolve merge conflicts on the web interface, however it only works for "simple" merge conflicts:
No conflicts
Simple conflicts
Complex conflicts
In the blog post that introduced the new feature, GitHub…

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Git Merge Conflict - Remote File Deleted, Local File Changed
I merged in changes from another branch but I am getting conflicts because a file has been deleted on the remote branch but has changes on local branch.
I would like to delete the file - I tried git rm path/to/file but it says file: needs merge.…

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"This branch has conflicts that must be resolved" but it's already merged
I merged a PR with the GitHub web interface, which resolved in a successful merge commit.
Afterwards, GitHub is complaining This branch has conflicts that must be resolved. Does anybody know why or how to get the status merged?

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Git merge conflict only on version tag in pom.xml
Is there a way to avoid merge conflicts in version tag in pom.xml when merging master into a branch? I have quite a few pom files, 80, and all of them have same version which is different from one in master. It's laborious and time-consuming to…

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How to solve git conflicts in Xcode project files (pbxproj)?
I have always solved this problem by using a merge strategy of the other members directory structure shall prevail, then confirming that there are no conflicts and mending it to what directory structure I want.
But is there another better way to…

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Can't resolve merge conflict with git submodule folder
I have two git branches, develop and redesign that I need to merge. I have a submodule called library where its updates are being tracked by develop. When I run 'git merge' it says library has been modified by both even though I haven't touched the…

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Git - how to automatically resolve "deleted by us" conflict when cherry-picking
I run the following command:
git cherry-pick SHA --strategy-option theirs
and get a conflict like this waiting for manual resolution:
deleted by us: SOME_FILE
Is there a way to make git automatically resolve such conflicts by adding files deleted…

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How to use XCode's mergetool to resolve conflicts?
I'm in the middle of a rebase and I need to fix some merge conflicts. When I open the file in XCode, I see the source control conflict markers (<<<<<<<, etc) in the file.
How can I use XCode's mergetool to resolve these conflicts in a graphical…

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Git rebase, fix conflicts, then push is rejected
When I rebase, and there are conflicts which I then resolve, I get the following message:
hint: Updates were rejected because the tip of your current branch is behind
We have 2 branches:
master is our base
feature/fix-input-height (new feature…

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How do I resolve git merge conflicts on a submodule from `git stash pop`
I have a git repository with a submodule. I need to pop changes I've previously stashed. However, this is causing a merge conflict on the submodule reference.
I want to keep my changes from the stash, except for the submodule. For most code files, I…

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How to have meld as git mergetool to only show conflict and not differences?
When I use meld as git mergetool for solving conflict while merging, meld shows me the differences between local/output and remote/output files (in blue or green) that git automatically solves, and not only the actual conflicts (that are red…

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How to merge branch to master on bitbucket
I have following questions.
I want to create a branch from my master repo. I can use either bitbucket dashboard or Terminal to create a branch. If I used Terminal, the created branch does not show in Overview.but if I used Create a branch from…

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Not getting GitHub merge conflicts Top-bar in Visual Studio Code
I am having trouble getting this GitHub merge conflict Top-bar to resolve the conflicts in Visual Studio Code.
I have tried adding this command "editor.codeLens": true but no effect.
This is what I am getting after pulling the changes
And this is…

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How to rebase my feature branch to development branch in git with least possible conflicts?
I have my feature branch which has exceeded around 30 or more commits. Meanwhile in development branch few other features have been pushed from other developers. Therefore, Everytime a new feature is published on development, I am asked to:
Rebase…

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