This second volume of the series begins by introducing important code organization and management techniques, and then progresses to topics that include integrating with all sorts of other technologies (including PDF, Adobe Flex and Data. All you have to do is check out the branch you wish to merge into and then run the git merge command: $ git checkout master Switched to branch 'master' $ git merge iss53 Merge made by the 'recursive' strategy. You can also reload the window with ctrl+shift+f5, which only takes a second.Merge Professional adds advanced three-way visual file comparison and merging to the Standard Edition's two-way visual file comparison and merging. I just always close it when I'm finished, and then reopen when I want to view my changes/commit again.
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The only problem I've had is refreshing - when working with large repositories atom can be slow to update changes you make outside of it.
This makes merging somewhat harder in complex cases. The merge view (see screenshot) has only 3 panes, just like SourceGear Diff/Merge. So you can have some history diff on all files much simpler. Meld is a newer free tool that I'd prefer to SourceGear Diff/Merge: Now it's also working on most platforms (Windows/Linux/Mac) with the distinct advantage of natively supporting some source control like Git. Check that merge screens-shot and you'll see it's has the 3 views at least. SourceGear Diff/Merge may be my second free tool choice. Perforce tries to make it a bit hard to get their tool without their client. You cannot edit manually the files and you cannot manually align. My main disappointement with that tool is its kind of 'read-only' interface. The Perforce Visual Client ( P4V) is a free tool that provides one of the most explicit interface for merging (see some screenshots).
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It has many features like advanced rules, editions, manual alignment. It integrates with many source control and works on Windows/Linux. It's somewhat less visual than P4V but way more than WinDiff. The good thing with its merge is that it let you see all 4 views: base, left, right, and merged result.
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Beyond Compare 3, my favorite, has a merge functionality in the Pro edition.