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# Merge conflicts
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- Happen often
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- Learning to fix conflicts is hard
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- Practice makes perfect
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- Force push after fixing conflicts. Be careful!
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## Merge conflicts sample workflow
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1. Checkout a new branch and edit `conflicts.rb`. Add 'Line4' and 'Line5'.
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1. Commit and push.
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1. Checkout master and edit `conflicts.rb`. Add 'Line6' and 'Line7' below 'Line3'.
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1. Commit and push to master.
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1. Create a merge request and watch it fail.
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1. Rebase our new branch with master.
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1. Fix conflicts on the `conflicts.rb` file.
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1. Stage the file and continue rebasing.
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1. Force push the changes.
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1. Finally continue with the Merge Request.
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```shell
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git checkout -b conflicts_branch
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# vi conflicts.rb
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# Add 'Line4' and 'Line5'
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git commit -am "add line4 and line5"
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git push origin conflicts_branch
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git checkout master
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# vi conflicts.rb
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# Add 'Line6' and 'Line7'
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git commit -am "add line6 and line7"
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git push origin master
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```
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Create a merge request on the GitLab web UI. You'll see a conflict warning.
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```shell
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git checkout conflicts_branch
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git fetch
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git rebase master
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# Fix conflicts by editing the files.
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git add conflicts.rb
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# No need to commit this file
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git rebase --continue
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# Remember that we have rewritten our commit history so we
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# need to force push so that our remote branch is restructured
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git push origin conflicts_branch -f
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```
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## Note
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- When to use `git merge` and when to use `git rebase`
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- Rebase when updating your branch with master
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- Merge when bringing changes from feature to master
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- Reference: <https://www.atlassian.com/git/tutorials/merging-vs-rebasing>
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