Advanced Git Commands: Cherry-Picking and Interactive Rebase

Difficulty: advanced
Est. Time: 60 minutes
Prerequisites:
  • Resolving Merge Conflicts in Git
Advanced Git Commands: Cherry-Picking and Interactive Rebase
15 min
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Advanced Git Commands: Cherry-Picking and Interactive Rebase

In this blog, we’ll explore two advanced Git commands: cherry-pick and interactive rebase. These commands give you fine-grained control over your commit history.

Table of Contents

  • Cherry-Picking
  • Interactive Rebase
  • Practical Examples
  • Exercise: Practicing Advanced Commands

Cherry-Picking

Cherry-picking allows you to apply a specific commit from one branch to another:


  git cherry-pick <commit-hash>
          

Interactive Rebase

Interactive rebase lets you edit, squash, reorder, or delete commits:


  git rebase -i HEAD~3
          

Exercise

Practice cherry-picking and interactive rebase:

  • Create a new branch and make multiple commits.
  • Cherry-pick one commit into main.
  • Use interactive rebase to squash commits into a single commit.

Coming Up Next

In the next part of this series, we’ll explore Git hooks and automation for enforcing rules and streamlining workflows.

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