Merge Conflicts — Free Git & GitHub Tutorial
Learn Merge Conflicts in Git & GitHub with a free, beginner-friendly tutorial, examples and practice for Indian students on Syllab.in.
TL;DR: Learn Merge Conflicts in Git & GitHub with a free, beginner-friendly tutorial, examples and practice for Indian students on Syllab.in.
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Merge Conflicts in Git & GitHub
Merge conflicts happen when two people edit the same part of the same file differently. Git can't decide which version to keep, so it asks you to choose manually. This is normal in teamwork!
Git marks conflicts with special markers: <<<<<<< (start of conflict), ======= (divider), >>>>>>> (end). You edit the file to remove these markers and keep the code you want.
Priya and Arjun both edit the navigation menu in different ways. Git detects the conflict and asks them to manually fix it. They decide which changes to keep and resolve it together.
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