cherry-pick range
- Git course
- Advanced
- Lesson 38/56
- 4 min
Learn to cherry-pick a commit range.
Move Multiple Commits
With git cherry-pick, you can select multiple commits and apply them to the current branch. Using a commit range makes it easier to transfer consecutive commits together. Whether the first commit is included depends on the range notation you use.
git cherry-pick abc1234..def5678Specify the Range Order Correctly
In a commit range, write the starting reference first, followed by the ending reference. For example, abc1234..def5678 selects commits after the starting point, including the ending commit. Git applies the selected commits to the current branch in the appropriate order.
git cherry-pick abc1234..def5678This operation transfers the changes from the selected commits to the target branch.
Practice Apply a Commit Range
Assign a command to commandText that applies commits in the range from 111aaaa to 999bbbb to the current branch. Then print the command.
Starter code
// Commit aralığını uygula
let commandText = "";
// Komutu yazdırSample solution
let commandText = "git cherry-pick 111aaaa..999bbbb";
console.log(commandText);Expected output
git cherry-pick 111aaaa..999bbbb
Questions and answers
Review the lesson questions together with their answers. To test yourself, solve the lesson interactively.
1 How is the starting commit treated in a standard two-dot commit range?
- It is deleted automatically
- It is always applied twice
- It is excluded from the range Correct answer
- Only its message is transferred
Explanation: In <code>abc1234..def5678</code>, the starting commit is excluded and subsequent commits up to the ending commit are selected.
2 Complete the Commit Range
git cherry-pick ____git cherry-pick abc1234..def5678Explanation: The two-dot notation specifies the starting and ending commit references as a range.
3 Commit Range Parts
| Term | Meaning |
|---|---|
abc1234 |
Starting reference |
def5678 |
Ending reference |
.. |
Range notation |
Commit sırası |
Determines application order |