# Introduction <div class="alert alert-warning" role="alert"> <p>๐งโ๐ป New to Git or LabEx? We recommend starting with the <b><a style="color: unset;text-decoration: underline;" href="https://labex.io/courses/quick-start-with-git" target="_blank">Quick Start with Git</a></b> course.</p> </div> Git is a powerful version control system that allows developers to collaborate on projects efficiently. One of the features of Git is fast forward merging, which allows Git to automatically merge branches that have no divergent commits. However, this feature can sometimes cause issues, especially when working on larger projects with multiple contributors. In this lab, you will learn how to disable fast forward merging by default.
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