On Sat, Mar 15, 2014 at 2:07 AM, Andrew Wong <andrew.kw.w@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > On Fri, Mar 14, 2014 at 4:01 PM, Jagan Teki <jagannadh.teki@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: >> On Sat, Mar 15, 2014 at 12:48 AM, Andrew Wong <andrew.kw.w@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: >>> On Fri, Mar 14, 2014 at 1:39 PM, Jagan Teki <jagannadh.teki@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: >>>> Suppose developer send 10 patches on branch1 where are changes in terms >>>> of <dir>_<version>/ then I need to apply on my local repo branch1, till now >>>> is fine then I need to apply same 10 patches on to my branch2 where source >>>> tree <dir> which is quite question here how can I do. >>> >>> You might be able to use the subtree option in recursive merge. Try >>> something like: >>> >>> git cherry-pick -X subtree=foo <commit> >>> >>> This tells git to apply the changes to the "foo" directory in your >>> current branch (branch2). >> >> How do I do this? >> >> Suppose I'm in branch1 with two commits on foo_v2 and I need to apply them >> on branch2 where in foo. > > Since this uses cherry-pick, the changes that you want to apply have > to be on branch1 already. > > Let's say your branch1 looks like: > --A--B--C--D > and branch2 looks like: > --1--2--3--4 > > And you want to apply commits B and C on branch2, but they modify > "foo_v1/" on branch1. You can tell git to apply the commits onto the > directory "foo/" on branch2: > git checkout branch2 # make sure you're on branch2 > git cherry-pick -X subtree=foo B C # pick the commits > > If there's no conflict, the commits should apply cleanly, and your > branch2 would become like: > --1--2--3--4--B'--C' I created two commits on foo_v2 when I move branch2 and did cherry-pick it shows below: Mr.J> git cherry-pick -X subtree=foo cc70089614de16b46c08f32ea61c972fea2132ce 14e9c9b20e3bf914f6a38ec720896b3d67f94c90 error: could not apply cc70089... AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA hint: after resolving the conflicts, mark the corrected paths hint: with 'git add <paths>' or 'git rm <paths>' hint: and commit the result with 'git commit' Mr.J> ls foo Mr.J> gs # On branch branch2 # Unmerged paths: # (use "git add/rm <file>..." as appropriate to mark resolution) # # deleted by us: foo/foo_v2/test.txt # no changes added to commit (use "git add" and/or "git commit -a") thanks! -- Jagan. -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe git" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html