How to Merge a Specific Commit in Git

There are cases when developers need to move a specific commit to another branch of the git repository. Below, you will find out how to do it by using git cherry-pick.

Steps to cherry-pick a commit

Now let’s follow these steps to get the job done appropriately:

Fetch the changes from the remote

First of all, you need to download all the changes from the remote by running the git fetch command:

git fetch pulls down the branch locally

git fetch

Find the appropriate commit hash

If you don't know the hash of the commit you want to apply, then you can find it by following the steps below:

1. With the first step, checkout the branch containing that commit:

git checkout the branch

git checkout <branch-name>

2. Then, run the git log command with the <kbd class="highlighted">--oneline</kbd> option to get the compact view of the commits. Afterwards, you can find the appropriate commit hash.

git log to show the commits

git log --oneline

Apply a specific commit

Now, it is necessary to checkout the branch where you want to apply the specific commit:

git checkout to apply a specific commit

git checkout <branch-name>

Run the <kbd class="highlighted">git cherry-pick</kbd> command to apply the commit to your branch:

git cherry-pick

git cherry-pick <sha1-commit-hash>

Push the branch

The final step is pushing the branch by running the git push command (suppose, the name of remote is origin, which is by default):

git push the branch

git push origin <branch-name>