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What is Git rerere and how does it optimize conflict resolution?

Updated Apr 23, 2026

Short answer

rerere records conflict resolutions and reuses them automatically.

Deep explanation

When enabled, Git stores how you resolved conflicts and applies the same resolution when identical conflicts reoccur.

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