You’re likely familiar with those moments when you’ve committed a change to the wrong branch or need to apply a specific commit elsewhere without merging everything.
That’s where Git cherry-pick comes in.
The 'git cherry-pick' command is a powerful tool that lets you select specific commits from one branch and apply them directly to another.
It’s especially handy when you need to move changes to the right place without merging entire branches.
For instance, if you accidentally commit to the wrong branch, you can switch to the correct branch and use cherry-pick to transfer the commit where it belongs.
In this step-by-step guide, we’ll quickly walk through how to use cherry-pick to grab specific commits and apply them to another branch, with a demo to make the process seamless.
Steps to follow:
1. Switch to the branch where you want to cherry-pick the commit by using the command 'git checkout master'.
2. Use the 'git log' command on the 'feat/button' branch to find the desired commit.
3. Identify the commit hash of the commit you want to cherry-pick.
4. Use the 'git cherry-pick' command followed by the commit hash from the other branch.
5. Commit has been successfully merged into the master branch.
6. Stage the resolved files with 'git add'.
7. The commit has been successfully added to the master branch.
That's it! This is how you can cherry-pick from a specific branch.
That’s how simple it is to use Git cherry-pick!
Whether you're applying a bug fix or grabbing changes from a different branch, cherry-picking gives you the flexibility to move commits without merging everything.
Follow these steps, and you'll have full control over your project’s changes.
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