Move Commits from Wrong Branch

Apr 13, 2025 — 1 min read

git

Problem:

Branched x from dev, committed.
Should’ve branched from qa.
Now you created y from qa. Want to move x’s commits there.

# Get commit hash(es) from x
git log --oneline x

# Switch to y
git checkout y

# Apply commits
git cherry-pick <hash>
# or for a range:
git cherry-pick <start>^..<end>

Cleanup:

git branch -d x

Verify:

git log --oneline
git diff qa..y

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