Git Abort

Scope Constraints

• Write operation — aborts in-progress merge, rebase, cherry-pick, or revert to restore prior HEAD state
• Does not discard committed work — only cancels uncommitted operation state
• Does not push, fetch, or interact with remotes
• Does not resolve conflicts — use conflicts skill for that

Input Sanitization

• Operation type: must be one of merge, rebase, cherry-pick, revert, or omitted for auto-detect. Reject any other value.

/git-abort - Abort In-Progress Operations

Safely abort a failed or unwanted merge, rebase, cherry-pick, or revert operation.

Usage

/git-abort           # Auto-detect and abort current operation
/git-abort merge     # Explicitly abort merge
/git-abort rebase    # Explicitly abort rebase
/git-abort cherry-pick  # Abort cherry-pick
/git-abort revert    # Abort revert

Workflow

Step 1: Detect In-Progress Operation

# Check for various in-progress states
if [ -d .git/rebase-merge ] || [ -d .git/rebase-apply ]; then
    OPERATION="rebase"
elif [ -f .git/MERGE_HEAD ]; then
    OPERATION="merge"
elif [ -f .git/CHERRY_PICK_HEAD ]; then
    OPERATION="cherry-pick"
elif [ -f .git/REVERT_HEAD ]; then
    OPERATION="revert"
else
    echo "No operation in progress to abort."
    exit 0
fi

echo "Detected in-progress: $OPERATION"

Step 2: Show Current State

# Show what files are in conflict
echo "Current status:"
git status --short

# Show conflicting files
echo "Conflicting files:"
git diff --name-only --diff-filter=U

Step 3: Confirm and Abort

case "$OPERATION" in
    "merge")
        git merge --abort
        ;;
    "rebase")
        git rebase --abort
        ;;
    "cherry-pick")
        git cherry-pick --abort
        ;;
    "revert")
        git revert --abort
        ;;
esac

Step 4: Verify Clean State

# Confirm we're back to clean state
echo "Restored to previous state."
git status --short
git log --oneline -1

Output Format

Abort Merge

Aborting merge...

Previous state:
  Merging main into feat/dark-mode
  Conflicts in 2 files

Merge aborted successfully!

Current state:
  Branch: feat/dark-mode
  Status: Clean working directory
  HEAD: abc1234 Your last commit before merge

What to do next:
  /git-merge-main    # Try merge again after preparation
  /git-rebase        # Try rebase instead (cleaner history)
  /git-stash         # Stash any partial work

Abort Rebase

Aborting rebase...

Rebase was in progress:
  Rebasing feat/dark-mode onto main
  Stopped at commit def5678

Rebase aborted successfully!

Current state:
  Branch: feat/dark-mode
  Status: Clean working directory
  HEAD: ghi9012 (back to before rebase)

Your commits are restored to their original state.

Alternative approaches:
  /git-merge-main    # Merge instead of rebase
  /git-conflicts     # Get help resolving conflicts next time

Abort Cherry-Pick

Aborting cherry-pick...

Was cherry-picking:
  Commit abc1234 from main

Cherry-pick aborted!

Current state:
  Branch: feat/dark-mode
  Status: Clean

The cherry-picked commit was not applied.

No Operation to Abort

No operation in progress.

Current state:
  Branch: feat/dark-mode
  Status: Clean working directory

Nothing to abort.

What Each Abort Does

| Operation | What Abort Does | |-----------|-----------------| | merge --abort | Removes merge state, restores HEAD | | rebase --abort | Stops rebase, restores original branch state | | cherry-pick --abort | Cancels cherry-pick, cleans up | | revert --abort | Cancels revert, cleans up |

When to Abort

Abort if:

• Conflicts are too complex to resolve now
• You realize you're merging the wrong branch
• You want to try a different approach
• Something doesn't look right

Don't abort if:

• You've already resolved some conflicts and want to keep them
• You just need more time (conflicts will wait)
• You want to save partial work (stash first)

Recovery Tips

After aborting, you can:

1. Try again with preparation:

   /git-stash         # Save any work
   /git-sync          # Make sure you're up to date
   /git-merge-main    # Try again
   

2. Use a different strategy:

   # If merge had too many conflicts, try rebase
   /git-rebase
   
   # Or vice versa
   /git-merge-main
   

3. Get help with conflicts:

   /git-conflicts     # Guided conflict resolution
   

Integration

• Use when /git-merge-main or /git-rebase results in conflicts
• Use /git-conflicts to get help before aborting
• After abort, try /git-stash to save any partial work