diff --git a/fileonlocalbranch b/fileonlocalbranch
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..e69de29bb2d
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 19ee4305a85..6f1eea81769 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -35,3 +35,6 @@
     </plugins>
   </build>
 </project>
+--- adding some extra lines, just to demo code merge on exiting file.
+
+this change is in local repo,