Git Conflict Resolution Strategies
📌 When a remote branch is ahead of your local branch (e.g., someone else pushed first), a standard `git pull` creates a fresh merge commit.
📉 Using repeated `git pull` commands leads to a confusing commit history cluttered with extra, unnecessary merge commits.
➡️ The preferred method is using `git pull --rebase` to place your commits linearly *after* the remote changes, maintaining a clean, linear history.

Using `git pull --rebase`
🔄 `git pull --rebase` temporarily sets your commit aside, performs the `git pull`, and then attempts to place your commit back on top of the updated branch.
🛑 If merge conflicts occur during a rebase, use `git rebase --abort` to instantly undo the entire pull operation and restore the repository state before the pull attempt.
🛠️ After aborting, you can revert to a standard `git pull` and resolve conflicts conventionally, or use an interactive rebase (a more advanced technique).

Key Points & Insights
➡️ Always prefer `git pull --rebase` over a standard `git pull` when the remote branch is ahead to keep the commit history linear and clean.
➡️ If `git pull --rebase` results in conflicts, `git rebase --abort` is a reliable "undo" button that restores your repository's previous state.
➡️ Setting up a `git PR` alias can save typing time for the common `git pull --rebase` command (details for setup are promised in a future video).

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