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Phase 4 · Git & Version Control

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Merge Conflicts

Part of the DevOps Roadmap.

Summary

When two branches change the same lines of a file differently, Git can't automatically merge them — resolving conflicts calmly and correctly is a routine skill, not an emergency.

How to Learn This

  • 1Deliberately create a merge conflict between two branches and practice resolving it.
  • 2Learn to read conflict markers (<<<<<<<, =======, >>>>>>>) and choose the correct resolution.
  • 3Understand why frequent small merges reduce conflict frequency and severity.

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