【Git】git merges branches into master

existGitIn the meantime,Branch mergeEntermaster(or any other branch) is a common operation for integrating new features, fixes, or updates developed from branches into the mainline. Here is a merge of a branch intomasterSteps:

1. EnsuremasterThe branch is the latest

Before you merge, you need to make suremasterThe branch contains all the most recent updates. This can be switched tomasterBranching and pulling the latest changes to complete:

git checkout master
git pull origin master

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These commands switch tomasterbranch and from remoteoriginWarehousemasterBranch pulls the latest changes.

2. Merge the branches tomaster

oncemasterThe branches are latest, and you can merge the target branches intomasterNow. First, make sure you are still theremasterOn the branch, then usegit mergeCommand merge branches:

git merge <branch-name>

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Will<branch-name>Replace with you want to mergemasterbranch name. This command will merge the changes to the specified branch into the current branch (in this casemaster）。

3. Resolve merge conflicts (if any)

If there is a conflict during the merge process, Git will stop the merge and ask you to resolve the conflicts manually. Git will mark conflicting files. You need to open these files and look for the parts marked as conflicts (usually<<<<<<<，=======，>>>>>>>surround), and decide how to merge these changes.

After all conflicts are resolved, you need to add these changes to the staging area and continue the merge process:

git add . # Self-testing does not actually require this command?
git commit # Self-testing does not actually require this command?

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This opens a text editor that lets you enter the merged commit message. Saving and closing the editor will complete the merge commit.

4. Push changes to remote repository

After the merge is complete, you may want to add the updated onemasterPush branches to remote repository:

git push origin master

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This will bring the localmasterBranch changes are pushed to remoteoriginstorehouse.

Notice

• Before merging, make sure your working directory is clean (i.e. no uncommitted changes) which can be done bygit statusCommand to check.
• Before merging large or important branches, consider usinggit merge --no-ff <branch-name>. This command will create a new commit object, which can retain the branch's historical information even if it is a fast-forward merge.
• If you want a cleaner history, consider usinggit merge --squash <branch-name>, this compresses all changes to the branch into a separate commit.
• In a teamwork environment, it is also important to communicate with team members before merging to ensure that it does not interfere with other people's work.