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title: "Git \"merge conflict\" error. How resolve and merge?"  
description: "Git \"merge conflict\" error. How resolve and merge?"  
author: "Revati S Misra"  
published: 2023-08-02  
updated: 2023-08-03  
canonical: https://www.mindstick.com/forum/159428/git-merge-conflict-error-how-resolve-and-merge  
category: "troubleshooting"  
tags: ["troubleshooting", "merge conflict"]  
reading_time: 2 minutes  

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# Git "merge conflict" error. How resolve and merge?

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## Replies

### Reply by Aryan Kumar

Sure, here are some tips on how to resolve and merge a git merge conflict error:

- **Identify the conflicting files.** The first step is to identify the files that are conflicting. You can use the `git status` command to see a list of all the files that are currently in conflict.
- **Resolve the conflicts manually.** Once you have identified the conflicting files, you need to resolve the conflicts manually. This means that you need to decide which changes to keep and which changes to discard.
- **Commit the merged changes.** Once you have resolved the conflicts, you need to commit the merged changes. You can use the `git commit` command to do this.

Here are some additional things to keep in mind when resolving and merging git merge conflict errors:

- Merge conflicts can be caused by a number of things, such as two people making changes to the same file at the same time.
- Merge conflicts can be difficult to resolve, but there are a number of tools that can help you.
- If you are still having trouble resolving the conflict, you can ask for help on a forum or from a developer community.

Here are the steps on how to resolve a git merge conflict manually:

1. Open the conflicting file in a text editor.
2. Locate the conflicting lines of code.
3. Decide which changes to keep and which changes to discard.
4. Once you have decided which changes to keep, edit the conflicting lines of code accordingly.
5. Save the file.
6. Run the `git add` command to add the file to the staging area.
7. Run the `git commit` command to commit the changes.

Once you have resolved the conflict and committed the changes, you should be able to merge the branches without any further errors.


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