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2017-08-17 22:00:37 +05:30
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# Cherry Pick
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- Given an existing commit on one branch, apply the change to another branch
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- Useful for backporting bug fixes to previous release branches
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- Make the commit on the master branch and pick in to stable
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2019-10-12 21:52:04 +05:30
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## Cherry Pick sample workflow
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1. Check out a new 'stable' branch from 'master'
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1. Change back to 'master'
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1. Edit '`cherry_pick.rb`' and commit the changes.
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1. Check commit log to get the commit SHA
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1. Check out the 'stable' branch
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1. Cherry pick the commit using the SHA obtained earlier
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```bash
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git checkout master
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git checkout -b stable
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git checkout master
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# Edit `cherry_pick.rb`
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git add cherry_pick.rb
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git commit -m 'Fix bugs in cherry_pick.rb'
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git log
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# Copy commit SHA
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git checkout stable
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git cherry-pick <commit SHA>
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```
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