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diff --git a/doc/user/project/merge_requests/resolve_conflicts.md b/doc/user/project/merge_requests/resolve_conflicts.md index 99e70f35d6d..a53b5032e1d 100644 --- a/doc/user/project/merge_requests/resolve_conflicts.md +++ b/doc/user/project/merge_requests/resolve_conflicts.md @@ -5,18 +5,18 @@ info: To determine the technical writer assigned to the Stage/Group associated w type: reference, concepts --- -# Merge request conflict resolution +# Merge request conflict resolution **(FREE)** Merge conflicts occur when two branches have different changes that cannot be merged automatically. -Git is able to automatically merge changes between branches in most cases, but -there are situations where Git will require your assistance to resolve the +Git can merge changes between branches in most cases, but +occasionally Git requires your assistance to resolve the conflicts manually. Typically, this is necessary when people change the same parts of the same files. -GitLab will prevent merge requests from being merged until all conflicts are -resolved. Conflicts can be resolved locally, or in many cases within GitLab +GitLab prevents merge requests from being merged until all conflicts are +resolved. Conflicts can be resolved locally, or in many cases in GitLab (see [conflicts available for resolution](#conflicts-available-for-resolution) for information on when this is available). @@ -24,35 +24,30 @@ for information on when this is available). NOTE: GitLab resolves conflicts by creating a merge commit in the source branch that -is not automatically merged into the target branch. This allows the merge -commit to be reviewed and tested before the changes are merged, preventing +is not automatically merged into the target branch. The merge +commit can be reviewed and tested before the changes are merged. This prevents unintended changes entering the target branch without review or breaking the build. ## Resolve conflicts: interactive mode -> [Introduced](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-foss/-/merge_requests/5479) in GitLab 8.11. - -Clicking this will show a list of files with conflicts, with conflict sections +Clicking **Resolve Conflicts** displays a list of files with conflicts, with conflict sections highlighted:  -Once all conflicts have been marked as using 'ours' or 'theirs', the conflict -can be resolved. This will perform a merge of the target branch of the merge -request into the source branch, resolving the conflicts using the options +After all conflicts have been marked as using 'ours' or 'theirs', the conflict +can be resolved. Resolving conflicts merges the target branch of the merge +request into the source branch, using the options chosen. If the source branch is `feature` and the target branch is `master`, this is similar to performing `git checkout feature; git merge master` locally. ## Resolve conflicts: inline editor -> [Introduced](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-foss/-/merge_requests/6374) in GitLab 8.13. - -The merge conflict resolution editor allows for more complex merge conflicts, -which require the user to manually modify a file in order to resolve a conflict, -to be solved right form the GitLab interface. Use the **Edit inline** button -to open the editor. Once you're sure about your changes, hit the -**Commit to source branch** button. +Some merge conflicts are more complex, requiring you to manually modify a file to +resolve them. Use the merge conflict resolution editor to resolve complex +conflicts in the GitLab interface. Click **Edit inline** to open the editor. +After you're sure about your changes, click **Commit to source branch**.  @@ -66,13 +61,16 @@ GitLab allows resolving conflicts in a file where all of the below are true: - The file, with conflict markers added, is not over 200 KB in size - The file exists under the same path in both branches -If any file with conflicts in that merge request does not meet all of these -criteria, the conflicts for that merge request cannot be resolved in the UI. +If any file in your merge request containing conflicts can't meet all of these +criteria, you can't resolve the merge conflict in the UI. Additionally, GitLab does not detect conflicts in renames away from a path. For -example, this will not create a conflict: on branch `a`, doing `git mv file1 -file2`; on branch `b`, doing `git mv file1 file3`. Instead, both files will be -present in the branch after the merge request is merged. +example, this does not create a conflict: + +1. On branch `a`, doing `git mv file1 file2` +1. On branch `b`, doing `git mv file1 file3`. + +Instead, both files are present in the branch after the merge request is merged. <!-- ## Troubleshooting |