I ran into a merge conflict. How do I abort the merge?

 

To abort a merge in Git and return your working directory to its state before the merge attempt, you can use the git merge --abort command (or git merge --abort for short). Here's how to do it with an example:

1. Suppose you're in the middle of a merge operation that has resulted in a conflict.

2. To abort the merge, open your terminal or command prompt.

3. Simply run the following command:

bash

git merge --abort

4. Git will cancel the merge operation and return your working directory to the state it was in before the merge began. Any changes from the incomplete merge attempt will be discarded.

Here's an example:

Let's say you have a Git repository with a branch called "feature-branch" that you're attempting to merge into your current branch:

bash

# Switch to the branch you want to merge into
git checkout main

# Attempt to merge the feature branch
git merge feature-branch

If a merge conflict occurs during the merge attempt, you can abort it by running:

bash

git merge --abort

This will undo the merge operation and leave your working directory in its original state. You can then resolve the conflict or take any other necessary actions before attempting the merge again.