git merge master -s <strategy> git merge master -s recursive -Xpatience git merge master -s octopus git merge master -s ours git diff stash{0} git --no-pager diff git stripspace < file git diff --check git diff --cached git merge --abort git merge -m "message" git merge --no-commit git status --ignored git update-index --assume-unchanged path_to_file git update-index --no-assume-unchanged path_to_file