The docs at https://git-scm.com/docs/git-merge#_how_conflicts_are_presented describe the following snippets in `diff3` and `zdiff3` style as equivalent. They do not seem equivalent to me, so either this is a mistake or the `zdiff3` style is counterintuitive needs a better explanation. diff3 style: ``` Here are lines that are either unchanged from the common ancestor, or cleanly resolved because only one side changed, <<<<<<< yours:sample.txt or cleanly resolved because both sides changed the same way. Conflict resolution is hard; let's go shopping. ||||||| base:sample.txt or cleanly resolved because both sides changed identically. Conflict resolution is hard. ======= or cleanly resolved because both sides changed the same way. Git makes conflict resolution easy. >>>>>>> theirs:sample.txt And here is another line that is cleanly resolved or unmodified. ``` zdiff3 style: ``` Here are lines that are either unchanged from the common ancestor, or cleanly resolved because only one side changed, or cleanly resolved because both sides changed the same way. <<<<<<< yours:sample.txt Conflict resolution is hard; let's go shopping. ||||||| base:sample.txt or cleanly resolved because both sides changed identically. Conflict resolution is hard. ======= Git makes conflict resolution easy. >>>>>>> theirs:sample.txt And here is another line that is cleanly resolved or unmodified. ``` The problem is that, I believe, the "or cleanly resolved because both sides changed identically." sentence should not be part of the **base** in the latter example, since that whole line was moved outside the conflict. I'd appreciate knowing which it is. Thanks, Ilya
