How to safely undo an ongoing merge conflict to return files to pre-merge states?

Conflict Markers Meaning

What does <<<<<<< HEAD represent in a conflict block?

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Merge Conflicts Workflow

Merge Conflicts occur when Git cannot automatically reconcile code differences, typically when two developers modify the same file line in parallel branches.

Merge Conflict Visualizer

Merge Conflict: Conflict markers found in index.js. Choose version to resolve.

index.js - Editor ViewUnresolved Conflict

1: // Greeting modules

2:

<<<<<<< HEAD (Current Change)

const greeting = "Hello World!";

=======

>>>>>>> dev (Incoming Change)

const greeting = "Hey there!";

4: export default greeting;

Real-world analogy: Shared Calendar Clash

Conflict Markers

Staged Resolution

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Imagine two people scheduling a meeting on Monday at 3 PM. The calendar system alerts you of the conflict, and you must manually decide which meeting to keep.

Conflict Markers= Git wraps conflict lines with <<<<<<<, =======, and >>>>>>> markers.
Staged Resolution= Stage resolved files using 'git add' to mark conflict resolution as complete.