Override local changes in merge

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master -> completely messed up, my first time using gitmergetool

backup -> works fine.

How should I merge backup with master and make backup take precedence on everything, including files that exist in master but not in backup being deleted.

I've run a gun git reset --hard <hash where everything was peachy> and have the project back to before I attempted the merge. So how should I proceed to merge? I'm not sure where the conflicts have come from. I must have committed to the master, but I don't remember doing so.

I was thinking it would be easier to delete master and then rename backup to master, or checkout -b master or should I try to merge?

The following question might help you - http://stackoverflow.com/questions/173919/git-merge-s-ours-what-about-theirs — Nikhil Gupta, May 02 '14 at 14:25
What you said at the end there, just force the move: `git checkout -B master backup`. — jthill, May 03 '14 at 02:20

Starkers · Answer 1 · 2014-05-06T12:52:31.373

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So long as you're one hundred percent sure the remote branch is perfect and the commit id is for a commit for when everything was fine, this is a pretty sure fire way to solve all your woes:

git checkout backup
git reset --hard <hash where everything was peachy>
git checkout master    
git merge -s recursive -Xtheirs backup

edited May 06 '14 at 12:52

answered May 02 '14 at 14:23

Starkers

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score 1 · Answer 2 · answered May 03 '14 at 00:49

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Just point master to the same place as backup:

git checkout master
git reset --hard backup

answered May 03 '14 at 00:49

Leif Gruenwoldt

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score 0 · Answer 3 · answered May 02 '14 at 14:31

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i'd just delete the master branch and move the backup branch so it's name is now master.

git branch -D master
git branch -m backup master

answered May 02 '14 at 14:31

Randy L

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Override local changes in merge

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