Learning path
Git from fundamentals and internals to branching, interactive rebase, undoing mistakes, hooks, and team workflows.
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Chapter 02 · 11 min read
Two branches merge instantly nine times out of ten, then one day Git stops and asks you to resolve a conflict by hand. Understanding what a branch actually is — a movable pointer, not a copy of the project — explains both cases from the same underlying mechanism.
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