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After A was merged w/ master, I created a new branch C with the appropriate branch name. On branch B there is a single commit, and I would like that work to be as if it were committed on branch C. How do I do this so that it looks as though I never created B off of A? Update: No work has been done on C at this point; it has just been created. - [git](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/tagged/git "show questions tagged 'git'") [Share](https://stackoverflow.com/q/73868831 "Short permalink to this question") [Improve this question](https://stackoverflow.com/posts/73868831/edit) Follow [edited Sep 27, 2022 at 14:13](https://stackoverflow.com/posts/73868831/revisions "show all edits to this post") asked Sep 27, 2022 at 13:53 [](https://stackoverflow.com/users/2532615/mathstudent) [MathStudent](https://stackoverflow.com/users/2532615/mathstudent) 31033 silver badges1313 bronze badges 7 - 3 `git cherry-pick [commit hash of commit]` on the branch you want to commit to mousetail – [mousetail](https://stackoverflow.com/users/6333444/mousetail "8,199 reputation") 2022-09-27 13:54:55 +00:00 Commented Sep 27, 2022 at 13:54 - Do you want the history leading to that commit on branch C too, or just the single commit itself? If you want the single commit, cherry pick it (see mousetail's comment), if you want the history leading to it, merge it into C. joanis – [joanis](https://stackoverflow.com/users/3216427/joanis "13,066 reputation") 2022-09-27 13:56:03 +00:00 Commented Sep 27, 2022 at 13:56 - I want it to be as if I had created branch C and did all the work I actually did on B. So cherry-pick sounds like the right answer. MathStudent – [MathStudent](https://stackoverflow.com/users/2532615/mathstudent "310 reputation") 2022-09-27 13:59:19 +00:00 Commented Sep 27, 2022 at 13:59 - This worked; if you make answer I will accept. MathStudent – [MathStudent](https://stackoverflow.com/users/2532615/mathstudent "310 reputation") 2022-09-27 14:01:32 +00:00 Commented Sep 27, 2022 at 14:01 - 1 Are there commits on C? If so, where on C do you want B's commit to go? It would help if you drew a diagram, perhaps. matt – [matt](https://stackoverflow.com/users/341994/matt "540,643 reputation") 2022-09-27 14:03:53 +00:00 Commented Sep 27, 2022 at 14:03 \| [Show **2** more comments](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/73868831/how-do-i-assign-a-commit-from-one-branch-to-another "Expand to show all comments on this post") ## 1 Answer 1 Sorted by: [Reset to default](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/73868831/how-do-i-assign-a-commit-from-one-branch-to-another?answertab=scoredesc#tab-top) 2 There are many options: - Simply rename your B branch to C: `git branch -m C B` - Or branch C off B and abandon B: `git checkout -b C B` (eventually: `git branch -d B`). - To copy the commit (as new commit with different SHA1 hash) to branch C: `git cherry-pick B` (while on branch C) [Share](https://stackoverflow.com/a/73868929 "Short permalink to this answer") [Improve this answer](https://stackoverflow.com/posts/73868929/edit) Follow [edited Sep 27, 2022 at 14:02](https://stackoverflow.com/posts/73868929/revisions "show all edits to this post") answered Sep 27, 2022 at 14:00 [](https://stackoverflow.com/users/112968/knittl) [knittl](https://stackoverflow.com/users/112968/knittl) 270k5959 gold badges339339 silver badges408408 bronze badges Sign up to request clarification or add additional context in comments. ## 5 Comments Add a comment [](https://stackoverflow.com/users/2532615/mathstudent) MathStudent [MathStudent](https://stackoverflow.com/users/2532615/mathstudent) [Over a year ago](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/73868831/how-do-i-assign-a-commit-from-one-branch-to-another#comment130433620_73868929) Will this have any issues with not tracking the remote branch? 2022-09-27T14:02:35.863Z+00:00 0 Reply - Copy link [](https://stackoverflow.com/users/112968/knittl) knittl [knittl](https://stackoverflow.com/users/112968/knittl) [Over a year ago](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/73868831/how-do-i-assign-a-commit-from-one-branch-to-another#comment130433651_73868929) @MathStudent remote-tracking branch can be changed with `git branch --set-upstream-to=UPSTREAM`, if it needs to be changed 2022-09-27T14:03:40.96Z+00:00 0 Reply - Copy link [](https://stackoverflow.com/users/341994/matt) matt [matt](https://stackoverflow.com/users/341994/matt) [Over a year ago](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/73868831/how-do-i-assign-a-commit-from-one-branch-to-another#comment130433676_73868929) I'm not sure the OP has given enough info to answer the question yet. 2022-09-27T14:04:27.517Z+00:00 0 Reply - Copy link [](https://stackoverflow.com/users/2532615/mathstudent) MathStudent [MathStudent](https://stackoverflow.com/users/2532615/mathstudent) [Over a year ago](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/73868831/how-do-i-assign-a-commit-from-one-branch-to-another#comment130434009_73868929) If I try moving: "fatal: A branch named 'C' already exists." Is it safe to just delete C locally since no work has been done? 2022-09-27T14:20:06.05Z+00:00 0 Reply - Copy link [](https://stackoverflow.com/users/112968/knittl) knittl [knittl](https://stackoverflow.com/users/112968/knittl) [Over a year ago](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/73868831/how-do-i-assign-a-commit-from-one-branch-to-another#comment130438005_73868929) @MathStudent yes, it is safe to delete. A branch in Git is simply a label given to a commit. If C was created from B, but no commits made, then `B^{commit}==C^{commit}` 2022-09-27T17:14:04.56Z+00:00 0 Reply - Copy link Add a comment Start asking to get answers Find the answer to your question by asking. 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Our workflow is to create branches via JIRA. I knew a branch (named A) would soon be merged w/ master and that is the work I needed to build on. So what I did was branch off A locally, creating B. After A was merged w/ master, I created a new branch C with the appropriate branch name. On branch B there is a single commit, and I would like that work to be as if it were committed on branch C. How do I do this so that it looks as though I never created B off of A? Update: No work has been done on C at this point; it has just been created.