Hi, On Tue, 22 Jan 2008, Ciprian Dorin Craciun wrote: > Hello all! > > My question is how can I use git-rebase -- or a similar command -- > to actually copy the commits from one branch to another. > > For example I have cloned the linux kernel repository and I have > the following branches: > -- v2.6.22-stable > -- v2.6.23-local > -- v2.6.23-stable > -- v2.6.23-local > > The difference between v2.6.x-stable and v2.6.x-local are just a > few minor patches (which are not in the default kernel tree) and some > script files added to make the compilation and deployment easier for > my setup. Thus v2.6.x-local is an ancestor of v2.6.x-stable. Now when > v2.6.24 will arrive I would like to "copy" the commits from > v2.6.23-local to v2.6.24-local. > > One solution would be to use: > git rebase --onto v2.6.24-local v2.6.23-stable v2.6.23-local > > But this will not copy the commits, but actually move them. (And I > do not see anything about this case in the git rebase documentation, > or pointers to other commands similar to rebase.) Very easy. Do this before rebasing: git checkout -b v2.6.24-local v2.6.23-local then proceed with git rebase --onto 2.6.24-stable v2.6.23-stable Hth, Dscho - 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
