How can I resolve the issue of pulling changes from the master branch into the feature branch?
I am a software developer and currently I am working on a complex software project in which I have established a branching strategy in which features are developed in separate branches before merging Process into the main branch which is the “master” branch. During the further process, I was getting a conflict or issue while attempting to pull changes from the “master” branch into their feature branch. How can I troubleshoot this issue?
For your given scenario, you should follow several steps, which are given following, for pull changes from master to branch into a feature branch when developing software:
Fetch latest changes
Ensure that your local repository should be updated by fetching the latest changes.
Switch to a feature branch
Switch to the feature branch which would need to be updated with the changes from the “master” branch.
Merge changes
After switching to the feature branch, it is time to merge changes from “master” into the feature branch.
Resolve Conflicts
During the merging changes, if there conflict arises, the Git would mark them in the conflicting files where you can easily solve those conflicts by editing them manually.
Add and commit changes
Once the conflicts are resolved, add the resolved files and in the end, commit the changes.
Push changes
Finally, you can now push changes from the main branch to the feature branch.
Here is the combined step given in the form of a coding analogy:-
# Ensure you’re on the feature branch
Git checkout feature-branch
# Fetch the latest changes from the remote master branch
Git fetch origin master
# Merge changes from the master into the feature branch
Git merge origin/master
# If conflicts occur, resolve them manually in the affected files
# Add the resolved files
Git add.
# Commit the changes
Git commit -m “Resolved conflicts with master”
# Push changes to the remote feature branch
Git push origin feature-branch