Git merge error “commit is not possible because you have unmerged files”
If you have fixed the conflicts you need to add the files to the stage with git add [filename], then commit as normal.
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git stash -> merge stashed change with current changes
tl;dr Run git add first. I just discovered that if your uncommitted changes are added to the index (i.e. “staged”, using git add …), then git stash apply (and, presumably, git stash pop) will actually do a proper merge. If there are no conflicts, you’re golden. If not, resolve them as usual with git mergetool, … Read more
How do I fix a merge conflict due to removal of a file in a branch?
The conflict message: CONFLICT (delete/modify): res/layout/dialog_item.xml deleted in dialog and modified in HEAD means that res/layout/dialog_item.xml was deleted in the ‘dialog’ branch you are merging, but was modified in HEAD (in the branch you are merging to). So you have to decide whether remove file using “git rm res/layout/dialog_item.xml“ or accept version from HEAD (perhaps … Read more
How to merge specific files from Git branches
When content is in file.py from branch2 that is no longer applies to branch1, it requires picking some changes and leaving others. For full control do an interactive merge using the –patch switch: $ git checkout –patch branch2 file.py The interactive mode section in the man page for git-add(1) explains the keys that are to … Read more
How can I configure KDiff3 as a merge tool and diff tool for git?
These sites were very helpful, almost, mergetool and difftool. I used the global configuration, but can be used by repository without problems. You just need to execute the following commands: git config –global merge.tool kdiff3 git config –global mergetool.kdiff3.path “C:/Program Files/KDiff3/bin/kdiff3.exe” git config –global mergetool.kdiff3.trustExitCode false git config –global diff.guitool kdiff3 git config –global difftool.kdiff3.path … Read more
Re-doing a reverted merge in Git
You have to “revert the revert”. Depending on you how did the original revert, it may not be as easy as it sounds. Look at the official document on this topic. —o—o—o—M—x—x—W—x—Y / —A—B——————-C—D to allow: —o—o—o—M—x—x——-x——-* / / —A—B——————-C—D But does it all work? Sure it does. You can revert a merge, and from … Read more
Find unmerged Git branches?
Try this: git branch –merged master It does what it says on the tin (lists branches which have been merged into master). You can also pull up the inverse with: git branch –no-merged master If you don’t specify master, e.g… git branch –merged then it will show you branches which have been merged into the … Read more
Git merge errors
It’s worth understanding what those error messages mean – needs merge and error: you need to resolve your current index first indicate that a merge failed, and that there are conflicts in those files. If you’ve decided that whatever merge you were trying to do was a bad idea after all, you can put things … Read more
Git error on commit after merge – fatal: cannot do a partial commit during a merge
I found that adding “-i” to the commit command fixes this problem for me. The -i basically tells it to stage additional files before committing. That is: git commit -i myfile.php
How do I ‘overwrite’, rather than ‘merge’, a branch on another branch in Git?
You can use the ‘ours’ merge strategy: $ git checkout staging $ git merge -s ours email # Merge branches, but use our (=staging) branch head $ git checkout email $ git merge staging EDIT 2020-07-30: I thought a bit more about this question and possible solutions. If you absolutely require the merge parents in … Read more