Fast-Forward vs Three-Way Merges — Roadmap Step & Resources
Why some merges just move a pointer and others create a new merge commit
- Level: beginner
- Estimated time: 1 days
- Roadmap: Git & GitHub Fundamentals
Before this step
Interview questions
- When does Git perform a fast-forward merge instead of creating a merge commit?
Study resources
- Git Branching - Basic Branching and Merging (Article) — The Pro Git book explains fast-forward merges as part of its branching chapter.
- Fast-Forward vs Three-Way Merge Explained (Video) — Covers when Git performs a fast-forward merge vs creating a merge commit.
Part of
- Working with Branches — section
- Git & GitHub Fundamentals roadmap — the full learning path