# error: could not apply <hash>... Commit message (rebase conflict)

- **ID:** `git/merge-conflict-during-rebase-continue`
- **Domain:** git
- **Category:** runtime_error
- **Verification:** ai_generated
- **Fix Rate:** 85%

## Root Cause

During a rebase operation, git cannot automatically apply a commit due to content conflicts that require manual resolution.

## Version Compatibility

| Version | Status | Introduced | Deprecated |
|---------|--------|------------|------------|
| git 2.28 | active | — | — |
| git 2.36 | active | — | — |
| git 2.44 | active | — | — |

## Workarounds

1. **Resolve conflicts manually in the conflicting files, then git add <file>; git rebase --continue** (95% success)
   ```
   Resolve conflicts manually in the conflicting files, then git add <file>; git rebase --continue
   ```
2. **Use git mergetool to launch a graphical merge tool for easier conflict resolution** (85% success)
   ```
   Use git mergetool to launch a graphical merge tool for easier conflict resolution
   ```
3. **If the commit is not needed, use git rebase --skip to drop it, but verify no important changes are lost** (70% success)
   ```
   If the commit is not needed, use git rebase --skip to drop it, but verify no important changes are lost
   ```

## Dead Ends

- **Run git rebase --skip without resolving conflicts** — Skips the problematic commit entirely, losing its changes; may lead to incomplete history. (70% fail)
- **Edit the commit message to bypass the error** — Conflict is in content, not message; editing message does nothing. (100% fail)
- **Use git rebase --abort and start over with a different base** — Aborts the entire rebase; user loses progress and must redo conflict resolution from scratch. (30% fail)