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Merge and close the task loop
Close the full delivery loop by merging with the right strategy, confirming mainline state, cleaning branches, and updating task status.
- Beginners learning Git as a system
- Developers who want a reliable first collaboration loop
- Basic terminal comfort
- A rough distinction between local and remote repositories
- Skipping ahead to high-risk commands
- Running sample commands directly in the wrong repository
Approval is not the end. A task is truly closed when integration, cleanup, and status handoff are complete.
Before merge
- required checks are green
- approval conditions are satisfied
- target branch is up to date
After merge
git switch main
git pull --ff-only
git branch -d feature/first-pr
git push origin --delete feature/first-pr
Why branch cleanup matters
Stale branches increase navigation noise and hide active work ownership.
Without post-merge validation and task-state update, teams lose release visibility.
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