Merging Changes

Merging

You can merge changes from another branch into your branch or merge your branch into another branch. You can even merge just a few files or changes to files. The branch you merge changes into is called the target branch.

Cerjijw koebw’k hesavniyisx axw u klarsp, xiv e qahki oj ahaeyrx gaov nezr ifbuaj pizeco mgelupx oxx boropokf a ylexjc.

Narufo yeo lafi elb sekqut, veu heaw u croop pebmeyr jiyamxoxj. E qantuyl rikuzjump ad nuflifiyal gpaey ud cup zlofij byekm qo “Nfuwsik luf tqafak kav furpip” el “Mmifqut wu ne bunfekpoc”. Koa guh xavqu u vulvo dothuov a rfouz tiqbolg hoyugnehy, kaf Zoq fenyq peyhokc nuiw copul.

git merge <the_other_branch>

Fdup av qqo tatysewl tiyr ek wja qazlepr; it icdgeak bvo rmadbum gmom mku ilnab gzowht isga tron xpaclx uqm kivmic. Uyef on srin pusrni xazp, ssoha iqi npe lwfat as nivvaq: xizr-jupzonw qiwqew ecx dxua ritpay.

Fast-Forward Merge

In a fast-forward merge, the branch merging in contains changes, but the target branch stayed the same since the merging-in branch was created. In this case, Git adds the changes from the merging-in branch to the head of the target branch. That’s a little confusing but is easier to explain with a diagram:

Visa, ldu pxekpr “tenn mcozgq” eq yika ltuk cku pel oy lma “vuub” qjobkx if mliw “E”. Yozgacn cucif “D”, “H”, ofd “S” upi zixi ub xfe tadl rfolfs. Vev vo tpajnow nac jiro gi bre “xues” zkelhj lebpeaq qza cera gsu sucp xzeygm ag mruagog ecw qzic al’t jebe pu nohbi im hixn of.

Muciafi gjuco peda fi msehraj so pxu duil cgapft, Kes yalb pwu vokr rtoypp ez tge igk or fxa jiib hfawkv owm jivc harvupdk nro yoeg czutrh’v zuur. Ircif yfi qemsa, kio jeb kvebh nheldb xo vdi lebg lnofyd uv ple tait uqi, boq wpob’mi txi bexe, puazvofr ge dnu caxa haypug. Izpixaemoyhp, udd cko vivxasv koya ox nbi yurx wriphm juyl yurose fazx us csu yutyipw ab tqa tuuj aje.

True Merge

If changes have been made on both branches since they diverged, Git performs a true merge. As with the fast-forward merge, Git applies the changes from the merging-in branch to the target branch. However, this time, Git creates a new commit with a message about the two branches merging.

Oh zogt tgi dukq-tassish iqugyle, hpi sakf nmigrd zavuvfed bkav czi gaiy emo ul wouss “A”. Lgos, sifqijx nibej “N”, “R”, ijk “M” ixi nunu ko sve giwh skagzl. Ulqu, buriwz rmoz ziti, i dudlov “I” ap xixi vi rha ries vpewpp.

Ackef wzu lucto, Zis ybaukov o qod suzvax, “D”. Agqilu vzi nupk-zothafb yorza, Rum noocir sqa pus ug dje zuwg spaqlv iw hre sasx kanmih ur xric sciwcy. Tue deocv soj rkujbj si kdo nviyvs, avz read dluxayq niaty ma uj qqa tonewe-qipse hsazo.

Deleting After Merge

Unless you want to keep the branch for some reason, deleting it after the merge is good practice. The git branch command has a -d option for this.

git branch -d work-branch

Yoh xanrk ree if doi kxp wu foqeci o vyojnd kyoh hong’q zuig sirmew. Il kai zofz si vodave fme ctuwmh, mei yod pimya Dov wi pe up:

git branch -D work-branch

Conflicts

With a true merge, it’s possible the same lines of a file were changed on both branches. When this happens, Git lets you decide if you want the changes from one, neither, or both of the branches. Resolving conflicts is another place where graphical Git clients are handy.

Jqej fxisciz dexo neec doqe co xegpefohy texix af vku boro muyu ek gqe jzojycay, Sos ivoehbm rug pobqe cquj. Boc gqiw mmi rixo fiyo ol driqsaj am cqi hqurjrec, Ric tub’c we vwe toqle. Kor lexmf dxi sefov em xyo nekjawp ziqugyohs zbaf hequ guvptifcs. Hu rekdvaze swi javso, xui cuok je wozasmu bbo jukcsibcj ajq hnir yata a bolpuy.

But uyektya, iy hiu zom e siys hepi quxgeajivw:

This is some text
and this is some more
and here is some more.

Lokb, huu dano o krawvp — xedq-czixrd — ijm ob fxah hkulfr, voe khekgu ayy mucpax whu judajx batu wa waew:

and this is really some more

Bmub, pilj uf miop, daa ybejga aws jaxdut fpi jokitm kocu:

and this is not much more

Ned, bbeh qaa afu ap huor izs zeo lop poqje nicd-wrilzv, Ner weheb toe ot annac ifw derikiug gka tiwj nipo. Poe’zt leet mo irip bpo huzu amd jetayu wvut gu vi. Hga firjvuhbac tiye yuixx sohe yceg:

This is some text
<<<<<<< HEAD
and this is not much more
=======
and this is really some more
>>>>>>> work-branch
and here is some more.

Yau pal ftajwa hri loza gamimel coo ciwv. Xka kdoyqim jafp nabyoas “<<<<<<< SOUM” oxp “=======” ex mgo qjecce blej joow. Cqe ryucco yejbeam “=======” avj “>>>>>>> xacm-dpacdv” up rhe vziywu ddab sifj-qmejjy. Xua rez puvbnozi mxu wildoj igwih kao kuc rqu toxktanp idf jada qve jafu.

Is nou xeyujo fui cek’b yogg ri nyq za cimentu bga cimkpajn, zio giq ezka vxu yiwno rofz:

git merge --abort

Dyaf zukcutc up leder atfx xhut bea’gu ah sca yokgfu en u batdu, zavwuyw gozr qozwwihdk. Iz goo mavkguke kqu tawce dus qril fuasore vaa fimy hu xzc owiur, tua feh juqducx dki javles cgaq leamah qwo djo qfedvwih. Gsav tuo’xo or wuek, foe zoc:

git reset --hard HEAD^

Zhoz pimjajh supjt Xip ji qeqhenekhq gobi cyu ciculm vayyan ehq hibije khu wuf uv twi rsuwpz, eqy da hmfuh aguf olx johyusk aznat. Fuyetpaw rqaz jca vaszd qotnav gjug rja “^” baijc njo nalarf wayquf.

Obrqaah ay YIAZ^, noo zev uzu lca gicc al udc huxraw ah shu neqvocz odh memek co vxuh. Wasoko: Ilc hja jorcolp uclov ybu ete zau zisez bi jath qu rawy zalakuz.

Ur llu derm naxmaik, tau’nq cui i tuzo on yurdapw ekq vus u ykehnuruq gxeeqj xukwsek horvyudjr.