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Question: Atom Error when pulling
                                i dont want to keep the local changes and i getting the folllowing message when trying to use the
                                3rd option,
                                git checkout -- javascript-youtube/chrisCourses/chrisCourses.html
                                git pull origin main
                                (base) /bin/zsh:$ git pull origin main
                                From https://github.com/TylerTomani/youtube-resources
                                * branch main -> FETCH_HEAD
                                Auto-merging javascript-youtube/chrisCourses/02-pacman/js/lesson-temp.js
                                hint: Waiting for your editor to close the file... atom --wait: atom: command not found
                                error: There was a problem with the editor 'atom --wait'.
                                Not committing merge; use 'git commit' to complete the merge.
Chat Gpt Said: Atom Error when pulling

It looks like Git is trying to use the atom editor to open a merge message, but it can't find the atom command on your system. You can resolve this by changing the default editor for Git or bypassing the editor prompt.

1. Set a Different Default Editor (e.g., VS Code)

You can set VS Code as your default editor for Git:

                                    git config --global core.editor "code --wait"

This will configure VS Code to be used as the editor when Git requires it. After running this, you can retry the git pull: 

                                    git pull origin main

2. Complete the Merge Without Opening an Editor

Since you don’t want to keep local changes, you can skip the commit message prompt and force the merge with --no-edit:

                                    git merge --no-edit

Or if the merge is already in progress, you can complete it directly:

                                    git commit --no-edit

After that, run:

                                    git pull origin main

The above worked 🫡

If the merge is still causing issues, you can abort it and retry with the discard option: 

                                    git merge --abort
                                    git reset --hard HEAD
                                    git pull origin main

This will abort the current merge attempt, reset your local changes, and pull the latest changes from the main branch.

Question: Atom Error when pulling
i dont want to keep the local changes and i getting the folllowing message when trying to use the
3rd option, 
git checkout -- javascript-youtube/chrisCourses/chrisCourses.html
git pull origin main
(base) /bin/zsh:$ git pull origin main
From https://github.com/TylerTomani/youtube-resources
* branch main -> FETCH_HEAD
Auto-merging javascript-youtube/chrisCourses/02-pacman/js/lesson-temp.js
hint: Waiting for your editor to close the file... atom --wait: atom: command not found
error: There was a problem with the editor 'atom --wait'.
Not committing merge; use 'git commit' to complete the merge.
Chat Gpt Said: Atom Error when pulling

It looks like Git is trying to use the atom editor to open a merge message, but it can't find the atom command on your system. You can resolve this by changing the default editor for Git or bypassing the editor prompt.

1. Set a Different Default Editor (e.g., VS Code)

You can set VS Code as your default editor for Git:

                                    git config --global core.editor "code --wait"

This will configure VS Code to be used as the editor when Git requires it. After running this, you can retry the git pull: 

                                    git pull origin main

2. Complete the Merge Without Opening an Editor

Since you don’t want to keep local changes, you can skip the commit message prompt and force the merge with --no-edit:

                                    git merge --no-edit

Or if the merge is already in progress, you can complete it directly:

                                    git commit --no-edit

After that, run:

                                    git pull origin main

The above worked 🫡

If the merge is still causing issues, you can abort it and retry with the discard option: 

                                    git merge --abort
                                    git reset --hard HEAD
                                    git pull origin main

This will abort the current merge attempt, reset your local changes, and pull the latest changes from the main branch.