Merging Branches

Objective:The objective of this assignment is to help you understand and practice merging branches in Git. You will work with multiple branches, merge changes, and handle potential conflicts.

Instructions:

Part 1: Repository Setup 

1. Task 1:Create a new directory/folder on your computer for this assignment and name it "GitMergingAssignment."

2. Task 2:Navigate to the "GitMergingAssignment" directory in your terminal or command prompt.

3. Task 3:Initialize a new Git repository in this directory.

4. Task 4:Create a new text file named "README.md" in the repository.

Part 2: Creating Branches 

1. Task 1:Open the "README.md" file using a text editor or a command-line text editor like Vim or Nano.

2. Task 2:Add some content to the "README.md" file. For example:

   # Git Merging Assignment

   This is the main README file.

3. Task 3:Save the changes to the "README.md" file and exit the text editor.

4. Task 4:Create a new branch named "feature/branch-A."

   git branch feature/branch-A

5. Task 5:Switch to the new branch.

   git checkout feature/branch-A

6. Task 6:Open the "README.md" file again and add some content specific to branch A.

7. Task 7:Save the changes and exit the text editor.

Part 3: Creating Another Branch

1. Task 1:Create a new branch named "feature/branch-B."

   git branch feature/branch-B

2. Task 2:Switch to the new branch.

   git checkout feature/branch-B

3. Task 3:Open the "README.md" file and add some content specific to branch B.

4. Task 4:Save the changes and exit the text editor.

Part 4: Merging Branches 

1. Task 1:Switch back to the main branch.

   git checkout main

2. Task 2:Open the "README.md" file and add some content to reflect changes made to the main branch.

3. Task 3:Save the changes and exit the text editor.

4. Task 4:Merge the "feature/branch-A" branch into the main branch.

   git merge feature/branch-A

5. Task 5:Merge the "feature/branch-B" branch into the main branch.

   git merge feature/branch-B

Part 5: Handling Merge Conflicts 

1. Task 1:Switch back to the main branch.

   git checkout main

2. Task 2:Create a new branch named "feature/branch-C."

   git branch feature/branch-C

3. Task 3:Switch to the new branch.

   git checkout feature/branch-C   

4. Task 4:Open the "README.md" file and make conflicting changes in the same region where "feature/branch-B" made changes.

5. Task 5:Save the changes and exit the text editor.

6. Task 6:Attempt to merge "feature/branch-C" into the main branch.

   git merge feature/branch-C   

7. Task 7:Handle any merge conflicts that occur. Edit the conflicted file(s) to resolve conflicts.

8. Task 8:Commit the resolved changes.