CodeshipErik Francis5 min readintro
Merge Conflict: Everything You Need to Know
Summary
This article explains what Git merge conflicts are, why they occur when merging different changes to the same file locations, and how they manifest differently in standard merges versus rebases. It provides a strategy for resolving rebase conflicts in feature branches before merging them into a main branch.
- Merge conflicts occur in the destination branch during a merge operation.
- Conflicts arise when two branches modify the same lines in the same file differently.
- Rebasing applies commits sequentially, which can expose conflicts differently than a standard three-way merge.
- To minimize rebase conflicts, pull changes from the destination branch into your feature branch with rebase, resolve conflicts locally, then push.
