override-poed-messages-git.md
1I'll create a short todo to track this task and then give step-by-step git commands (fish-friendly) for common scenarios: resolving merge conflicts by accepting incoming messages.po, replacing with versions from another branch, and verifying/committing the changes.
2
3Starting (1/1) *Provide git steps to replace messages.po files*
4
5Below are clear, fish-shell–compatible recipes for the different situations you might be in. Pick the one that matches your case.
6
7Safety first (recommended)
8- Make a quick branch backup so you can undo if something goes wrong:
9```fish
10git branch backup-messages-po-(date +%Y%m%d%H%M%S)
11```
12
13A) You're in a merge (or rebase) conflict and want to accept the incoming branch's (theirs) version of every messages.po
14- This accepts the "incoming" side for any conflicted messages.po files, stages them, and lets you continue.
15
161. List conflicted messages.po (preview):
17```fish
18git ls-files -u | awk '{print $4}' | sort -u | grep 'messages.po' || echo 'No conflicted messages.po'
19```
20
212. Checkout the incoming/theirs version for each such file and stage them:
22```fish
23for f in (git ls-files -u | awk '{print $4}' | sort -u | grep 'messages.po')
24 git checkout --theirs -- $f
25 git add $f
26end
27```
28
293. Continue the merge/rebase:
30- If you were merging:
31```fish
32git commit -m "Resolve conflicts: accept incoming messages.po"
33```
34- If you were rebasing:
35```fish
36git rebase --continue
37```
38
39B) You want to replace all local `messages.po` files with the versions from another branch (for example `upstream/main`)
40- This is useful when you want to overwrite your workspace copies with the ones from a branch/commit.
41
421. Preview which files will be replaced:
43```fish
44find . -name 'messages.po' -print
45```
46
472. Replace them with the version from `upstream/main` and stage:
48```fish
49for f in (find . -name 'messages.po')
50 git checkout upstream/main -- $f
51 git add $f
52end
53```
54
553. Commit the replacements:
56```fish
57git commit -m "Replace messages.po with versions from upstream/main"
58```
59
60C) Replace with files from a specific commit or tag
61- Replace from commit SHA `abc1234`:
62```fish
63for f in (find . -name 'messages.po')
64 git checkout abc1234 -- $f
65 git add $f
66end
67git commit -m "Replace messages.po with versions from abc1234"
68```
69
70D) If you want to accept the remote side during a `git pull` merge conflict in one command
71- (Linux GNU xargs version) — runs only if there are conflicting files:
72```fish
73git ls-files -u | awk '{print $4}' | sort -u | grep 'messages.po' | xargs -r -I{} sh -c 'git checkout --theirs -- "{}" && git add "{}"'
74git commit -m "Accept incoming messages.po"
75```
76(Note: fish doesn't change how xargs behaves; use the `for` loop above if you prefer pure-fish syntax.)
77
78Verification
79- Show the diff (staged vs HEAD):
80```fish
81git diff --staged --name-only | grep 'messages.po' || echo 'No staged messages.po'
82git diff --staged path/to/some/messages.po | less
83```
84- Or list all modified `messages.po` files:
85```fish
86git status --porcelain | grep 'messages.po' || echo 'No changes to messages.po'
87```
88
89Notes & gotchas
90- --theirs applies to the branch you are merging in (the incoming changes). During conflicts, "ours" is your current branch.
91- If no files match a pattern, some xargs implementations will error; the fish `for` loop approach is robust.
92- Always make a backup branch before mass-replacing files if you might want to revert.
93- If you use `git checkout <branch> -- <file>` note that modern Git also offers `git restore --source=<branch> -- <file>`; both work. Example:
94```fish
95for f in (find . -name 'messages.po')
96 git restore --source=upstream/main -- $f
97 git add $f
98end
99git commit -m "Restore messages.po from upstream/main"
100```
101
102If you tell me which exact situation you’re in (merge conflict, you want files from a branch, a specific commit, or from a tarball/patch), I can produce the exact commands tailored to that case and, if you want, a one-liner script to run.