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Here's how to handle the situation.  [](https://www.warp.dev/?utm_source=linux_handbook&utm_medium=display&utm_campaign=linux_launch) Sh(g)it happens. I mean it is usual to clone the main branch, create or switch to a dev branch and then commit the changes to this dev branch which is merged to the main later. Imagine you follow the same only you forget to switch to the dev branch and you made the commit to the main branch. But before pushing, you want to move this commit to the dev branch instead. You should also remove the commit from the main vranch. Let me help you by showing the steps for: - Moving the commit to the correct branch - Reverting the commit from the incorrect branch ## Moving commit to another branch First, let's address the issue that I encountered: While working with three branches, I was supposed to make one commit to the `header` branch and another to the `footer` branch. The first commit to the `header` branch was correct but unfortunately, I made the second commit to the `header` branch instead of the `footer` branch:  When I checked the git log, it was pretty clear to me that I made a commit to the wrong branch:  Now, let's take a look at the steps to move the commit to another branch. ### Step 1: Find the hash of the commit To find the hash of the commit you want to move, you can use the `git log` in the beach where you made a wrong commit. I made a wrong commit in the `head` branch so I'll be using `git log` there: ``` git log ```  Once you find the hash, copy the hash. ### Step 2: Switch to the target branch Next, switch the branch in which you want to move the commit. For that purpose, you can use the `git checkout` command: ``` git checkout <branch-name> ``` In my case, I want to move to commit to the `footer` beach, so I'll be using the following: ``` git checkout footer ```  ### Step 3: Move the commit to the target branch Once you switch to the target branch, use the `git cherry-pick` command along with the hash you copied from the first step: ``` git cherry-pick <hash> ```  To verify if the commit was moved or not, you can check the git log: ``` git log ```  There you go\! ## Revert the incorrect commit When you use the `cherry-pick` command, it does not move the commit but copies the commit to the current branch. So you are still left with the incorrect commit on the first branch. The solution is to [revert the incorrect commit](https://linuxhandbook.com/git-undo-commit/). For that, first switch to the branch in which you made the incorrect commit: ``` git checkout <branch-name> ``` In my case, the beach name was `header` so I will be using the following: ``` git checkout header ``` Now, if you check the git log, you will still find the incorrect commit which you recently moved using the `git cherry-pick` command:  To revert this commit, you append the hash of the target commit to the `git revert` command as shown here: ``` git revert <hash> ``` It will open the text editor telling you it is reverting the commit. It creates another commit without those changes resulting removal of the specified commit. Close the text editor and that's it:  Once you close the text editor, you will see an output telling you that the commit has been deleted:  There you have it\! ## Wrapping Up In this tutorial, I went through how you can move your commit to a different branch and also explained how you can remove the incorrect commit. 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[](https://www.warp.dev/?utm_source=linux_handbook&utm_medium=display&utm_campaign=linux_launch) Sh(g)it happens. I mean it is usual to clone the main branch, create or switch to a dev branch and then commit the changes to this dev branch which is merged to the main later. Imagine you follow the same only you forget to switch to the dev branch and you made the commit to the main branch. But before pushing, you want to move this commit to the dev branch instead. You should also remove the commit from the main vranch. Let me help you by showing the steps for: - Moving the commit to the correct branch - Reverting the commit from the incorrect branch ## Moving commit to another branch First, let's address the issue that I encountered: While working with three branches, I was supposed to make one commit to the `header` branch and another to the `footer` branch. The first commit to the `header` branch was correct but unfortunately, I made the second commit to the `header` branch instead of the `footer` branch:  When I checked the git log, it was pretty clear to me that I made a commit to the wrong branch:  Now, let's take a look at the steps to move the commit to another branch. ### Step 1: Find the hash of the commit To find the hash of the commit you want to move, you can use the `git log` in the beach where you made a wrong commit. I made a wrong commit in the `head` branch so I'll be using `git log` there: ``` git log ```  Once you find the hash, copy the hash. ### Step 2: Switch to the target branch Next, switch the branch in which you want to move the commit. For that purpose, you can use the `git checkout` command: ``` git checkout <branch-name> ``` In my case, I want to move to commit to the `footer` beach, so I'll be using the following: ``` git checkout footer ```  ### Step 3: Move the commit to the target branch Once you switch to the target branch, use the `git cherry-pick` command along with the hash you copied from the first step: ``` git cherry-pick <hash> ```  To verify if the commit was moved or not, you can check the git log: ``` git log ```  There you go\! ## Revert the incorrect commit When you use the `cherry-pick` command, it does not move the commit but copies the commit to the current branch. So you are still left with the incorrect commit on the first branch. The solution is to [revert the incorrect commit](https://linuxhandbook.com/git-undo-commit/). For that, first switch to the branch in which you made the incorrect commit: ``` git checkout <branch-name> ``` In my case, the beach name was `header` so I will be using the following: ``` git checkout header ``` Now, if you check the git log, you will still find the incorrect commit which you recently moved using the `git cherry-pick` command:  To revert this commit, you append the hash of the target commit to the `git revert` command as shown here: ``` git revert <hash> ``` It will open the text editor telling you it is reverting the commit. It creates another commit without those changes resulting removal of the specified commit. Close the text editor and that's it:  Once you close the text editor, you will see an output telling you that the commit has been deleted:  There you have it\! ## Wrapping Up In this tutorial, I went through how you can move your commit to a different branch and also explained how you can remove the incorrect commit. I hope you will find this guide helpful. If you have any queries, feel free to leave us a comment.