Git move commit to another branch
January 8th, 2010
Rubymine’s stellar Git integration means that I seldom have to tinker with Git on the command line, but an exception to this is when I switch branches and forget to switch back before making my next commit. D’oh!
The answer is git cherry-pick.
The syntax is simple:
git cherry-pick [commit ID]
You can run “git log” to get the ID of your commit. You can also use a graphical tool like Giggle, which lets you see all commits to all branches.
If you had the misfortune of your checkin not being on any given branch, you can run “git reflog” to see all checkins to all branches, and merge your master branch with the fake branch that your checkin went to. See Stack Overflow for more details on what to do in this scenario.
