Integrating changes from one branch to another is a common task in software development. One way to selectively apply specific changes to your current branch is by using the git cherry-pick command. This command, designed for incorporating individual commits from one branch to another, provides flexibility and control over the integration process.
To proceed with the process of cherry-picking commits,
First, ensure you are on the branch where you want to integrate the changes. Then, you can run the following command.
git cherry-pick <commit-hash>The commit hash is a unique identifier for a specific commit in a Git repository. You can obtain the commit hash by running the git log command in the branch where the changes were initially made.
The command comes with several options that can be added for execution. Here are a few of them:
–edit – Before cherry-picking the changes, this will prompt you to enter a commit message.
–no-commit – When you cherry-pick the changes, you select specific commits from one branch and apply them to another. However, doing this won’t create a new commit on your current branch; it will simply incorporate the selected changes into the working directory of the current branch.
–signoff – Adding this will append a ‘signoff’ signature line at the end of the cherry-pick commit message.
Cherry picking is a useful Git feature that allows you to select specific commits from one branch and apply them to another. This can be helpful when you need to selectively add changes from one branch to another without merging the entire branch.
Happy cherry picking!