Kuaishou E-commerce Frontend Team

Oct 9, 2023 · Fundamentals

Why Git Merge Can Produce Empty Commits and How to Prevent Them

This article analyzes a common Git issue where a merge creates an empty commit that drops master changes, explains the underlying cause involving `git merge --continue` and `--allow-empty`, demonstrates reproduction steps, and provides mitigation strategies such as pre‑commit hooks and proper merge handling.