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Keep local branch changes to resolve all remaining conflicts in a merge

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On branch-x, I do

git merge branch-y

Now there are some conflicts, and git status shows

Changes to be committed:
        new file:   a
        new file:   b

Unmerged paths:
  (use "git add <file>..." to mark resolution)
        both added:      w
        both modified:   x
        both added:      y
        both modified:   z1
        both modified:   z2

Specifically, the conflict of files z1 and z2 I have to resolve manually (by inspecting and eliminating the <<<<<<< HEAD, >>>>>>> branch-y markers).

But for all other conflicts, I want to keep the local changes, as if I always chose the <<<<<<< HEAD segment and never the >>>>>>> branch-y one.

I could of course do that manually, but there are many files left.

How can I merge all the remaining files by keeping the local branch changes only?

I found git merge --strategy-option ours but that doesn't seem to work for an already started merge:

error: Merging is not possible because you have unmerged files.
hint: Fix them up in the work tree, and then use 'git add/rm <file>'
hint: as appropriate to mark resolution and make a commit.
fatal: Exiting because of an unresolved conflict.
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git checkout --ours -- *

--theirs would do the opposite, i.e. keep the changes from branch-y.

Don't forget to git add later!

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