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Can you explain how the selection and transfer of specific commits from one branch to another is carried out when using cherry-pick?

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Answer from AI

The git cherry-pick command allows you to select one or more specific commits from one branch and apply them on top of another branch.

How it works:

  1. Switch to the branch where you want to transfer the commit:

git checkout target-branch


2. Perform cherry-pick with the commit hash:
   ```bash
git cherry-pick <commit-hash>

Git will apply the changes from the selected commit as a new commit on the current branch.

If you need to transfer several consecutive commits, you can specify a range:

git cherry-pick <start-commit>^..<end-commit>

In case of conflicts, Git will stop and prompt you to resolve them, after which you should run:

git cherry-pick --continue

Thus, cherry-pick allows you to selectively transfer changes without merging the entire branch.

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