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Learn Git: How to Cherry Pick a Commit

Intermediate Git Tutorial

In Git, the cherry pick command allows you to take changes from a target commit and place them on the HEAD of your currently checked out branch.

Watch this intermediate Git tutorial video to learn when to use the cherry pick command in Git, how to cherry pick a commit, when a merge might be preferred, and to see an example of how cherry picking works in the GitKraken Git GUI.

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