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When does Git do a fast-forward merge?

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  1. When the other branch is far behind
  2. When no work has diverged, so the pointer just moves
  3. When the merge has conflicts

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References

  1. Pro Git book: Basic Branching and Merging git-scm.com/book/en/v2/Git-Branching-Basic-Branching-and-Merging Checked 2026-10-10.

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