Git 2.56 ships git add --resolved to stage only resolved conflict paths

DanielLockyer · x · 2026-09-30

Git 2.56.0 lands with contributions from 104+ developers (39 new). Headline feature: git add --resolved stages only unmerged paths and refuses to stage files that still contain conflict markers, fixing the footgun where git add -u sweeps in unrelated edits. The linked git branch --delete-merged also drew cheers.

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