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Created June 4, 2015 18:25
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Completely Overwrite chosen git branch
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git_overwrite_branch
git checkout desired_branch // put in the name of the branch you wish to KEEP
git merge -s ours branch_to_be_replaced // put in the name of the branch you want to OVERWRITE
git checkout branch_to_be_replaced // put in the name of the branch you want to OVERWRITE
git merge desired_branch // put in the name of the branch you wish to KEEP
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