Fix Git Merge Conflicts — Resolve, Abort, and Prevent

Medium5-15 minutesDeveloper Tools & Programming

Last updated: November 17, 2025

Resolve git merge conflicts using VS Code visual merge editor or command line. Covers reading conflict markers, ours/theirs strategy, aborting merges, and prevention.

Overview

Stuck in CONFLICT state? Learn to read markers, resolve in VS Code, abort merges, and prevent future conflicts.

What this helps with

What to expect: Medium difficulty • usually about 5-15 minutes.

Topics covered

developer git merge conflict rebase vs code version control

This is one of 28 Developer Tools & Programming fixes in the WindowsHelper library. The full step-by-step fix lives in the WindowsHelper app.

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