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diff --git a/doc/university/training/topics/cherry_picking.md b/doc/university/training/topics/cherry_picking.md new file mode 100755 index 00000000000..af7a70a2818 --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/university/training/topics/cherry_picking.md @@ -0,0 +1,39 @@ +# Cherry Pick + +---------- + +## Cherry Pick + +- Given an existing commit on one branch, apply the change to another branch +- Useful for backporting bug fixes to previous release branches +- Make the commit on the master branch and pick in to stable + +---------- + +## Cherry Pick + +1. Check out a new 'stable' branch from 'master' +1. Change back to 'master' +1. Edit '`cherry_pick.rb`' and commit the changes. +1. Check commit log to get the commit SHA +1. Check out the 'stable' branch +1. Cherry pick the commit using the SHA obtained earlier + +---------- + +## Commands + +```bash +git checkout master +git checkout -b stable +git checkout master + +# Edit `cherry_pick.rb` +git add cherry_pick.rb +git commit -m 'Fix bugs in cherry_pick.rb' +git log +# Copy commit SHA +git checkout stable + +git cherry-pick <commit SHA> +``` |