How do you merge in GitKraken?
One of the largest benefits GitKraken offers as a Git GUI is the ability to quickly visualize all of the branches in your repository and manage those branches intuitively with drag-and-drop actions.
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In this example, we have a dev branch containing changes we wish to merge into the production branch. To begin the process of a Git merge branch in GitKraken, you can simply drag-and-drop the dev branch onto the production branch.
Now, if you didn’t already have the dev branch checked out, GitKraken would ask if you want to first checkout the branch. See, told you it was intuitive. ? Moving on..
After you drag-and-drop the branch with changes onto your target branch, you can click the Merge dev into production option from the context menu. If there are no conflicts, the merge commit will go through and all of your changes will now be merged onto the production branch.
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How do you resolve a merge conflict in GitKraken?
Now, if you run into a Git merge conflict, GitKraken will pause the merge and immediately inform you that a file conflict was found.
Better yet, GitKraken’s merge conflict tool will guide you through the resolution process, giving you all the information you need to decide which changes to keep and which to discard.
From the commit panel on the right of the main GitKraken UI, click on any conflicted file to enter the GitKraken merge conflict tool.
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Each conflict section will appear with an accompanying checkbox. Checking a section’s box will add it to the output section at the bottom of the merge conflict tool. This allows you to see all of your available options with complete context before you decide how best to proceed.
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Once you’ve made your choices for each file conflict, you can move forward with saving and completing the Git merge.