how to fix Please enter a commit message to explain why this merge is necessary, especially if it merges an updated upstream into a topic branch

Please enter a commit message to explain why this merge is necessary, especially if it merges an updated upstream into a topic branch

New git users scared about this message 😳, don't worry, actually it's not a Git error message, it's the editor as git uses your default editor.

To solve this:

1. Press "i" (i for insert)
2. write your merge message
3. Press "ESC" (escape)
4. write ":wq" (write & quit)
5. then press enter

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