git-rerere - Linux
Overview
git-rerere (Reuse Recording** Edit** Recorder) automates resolving merge conflicts by recording and reusing user-provided resolutions. Its primary purpose is to simplify and expedite the merge conflict resolution process, especially in large or frequently merged codebases.
Syntax
git rerere [--strategy STRATEGY] [--committer-date-is-author-date] [--signoff] [--autostash]
Options/Flags
- –strategy STRATEGY: Specifies the merge conflict resolution strategy to use. Default is "ours".
- –committer-date-is-author-date: Sets the committer date to the same as the author date.
- –signoff: Signs off the resolved commit.
- –autostash: Automatically stashes changes before resolving conflicts and pops the stash after the resolution.
Examples
Simple Conflict Resolution
git merge origin/main
git rerere
Committing Resolved Changes
git merge origin/main
git rerere resolve all
git commit # Commits the resolved changes
Automatically Signing Off
git merge origin/main
git rerere --signoff resolve all
git commit # Commits the signed-off resolved changes
Common Issues
- Conflict resolution not applied: Ensure git-rerere is configured with the desired resolution strategy.
- Stash conflict: Resolve conflicts before unstashing changes.
- Merge not clean: Commit changes after git-rerere has resolved all conflicts.
Integration
git-rerere can be used with the following commands:
- git-merge: Resolve merge conflicts using git-rerere.
- git-pull: Automatically resolve conflicts when pulling changes.
Related Commands
- git-merge: Merges branches.
- git-stash: Stashes changes.
- git-commit: Commits changes.