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The command "git imerge finish" is used to complete an interactive rebase merge process when using Git's "imerge" feature.
The "imerge" feature in Git allows you to interactively merge a branch by splitting the merge into smaller, more manageable steps. It helps to resolve conflicts and review changes incrementally.
When you execute "git imerge finish", it finalizes the interactive rebase merge process by applying all the remaining merge steps and completing the merge. It essentially finishes the remaining merge steps that were not yet applied.
Once the command is executed, Git will apply the remaining changes to the working directory, commit the changes as a merge commit, and complete the interactive rebase merge process.
It's important to note that the "git imerge" feature is an extension provided by the "git-imerge" tool, which is not included in Git by default. You need to install and configure the "git-imerge" tool to use this feature.