[git] Visual Studio Code how to resolve merge conflicts with git?

I tried to merge my branch with another branch and there was a merge conflict. In Visual Studio Code (version 1.2.1) I resolved all of the issues, however when I try to commit it keeps giving me this message:

You should first resolve the un-merged changes before committing your changes.

I've tried googling it but I can't find out why it won't let me commit my changes, all of the conflicts have disappeared.

For those who are having a hard time finding the "merge buttons".

The little lightbulp icon with merge options only shows up if you click precisely on the "merge conflict marker"

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Steps (in VS Code 1.29.x):

With VSCode you can find the merge conflicts easily with the following UI.

(if you do not have the topbar, set "editor.codeLens": true in User Preferences)

It indicates the current change that you have and incoming change from the server. This makes it easy to resolve the conflicts - just press the buttons above <<<< HEAD.

If you have multiple changes and want to apply all of them at once - open command palette (View -> Command Palette) and start typing merge - multiple options will appear including Merge Conflict: Accept Incoming, etc.

For VS Code 1.38 or if you could not find any "lightbulb" button. Pay close attention to the greyed out text above the conflicts; there is a list of actions you can take.

1. Click "Source Control" button on left.
2. See MERGE CHANGES in sidebar.
3. Those files have merge conflicts.

The error message you are getting is a result of Git still thinking that you have not resolved the merge conflicts. In fact, you already have, but you need to tell Git that you have done this by adding the resolved files to the index.

This has the side effect that you could actually just add the files without resolving the conflicts, and Git would still think that you have. So you should be diligent in making sure that you have really resolved the conflicts. You could even run the build and test the code before you commit.