What is currently happening is, that you have a certain set of files, which you have tried merging earlier, but they threw up merge conflicts. Ideally, if one gets a merge conflict, he should resolve them manually, and commit the changes using git add file.name && git commit -m “removed merge conflicts”. Now, another user has … Read more
Update: Using Git Switch All of the information written below was accurate, but a new command, git switch has been added that simplifies the effort. If daves_branch exists on the remote repository, but not on your local branch, you can simply type: Since you do not have the branch locally, this will automatically make switch look on the remote repo. It … Read more
⚠ Important: If you have any local changes, they will be lost. With or without –hard option, any local commits that haven’t been pushed will be lost.[*] If you have any files that are not tracked by Git (e.g. uploaded user content), these files will not be affected. First, run a fetch to update all origin/<branch> refs to latest: Backup your … Read more
Update: Using Git Switch All of the information written below was accurate, but a new command, git switch has been added that simplifies the effort. If daves_branch exists on the remote repository, but not on your local branch, you can simply type: Since you do not have the branch locally, this will automatically make switch … Read more
⚠ Important: If you have any local changes, they will be lost. With or without –hard option, any local commits that haven’t been pushed will be lost.[*] If you have any files that are not tracked by Git (e.g. uploaded user content), these files will not be affected. First, run a fetch to update all origin/<branch> refs to latest: Backup your … Read more