Merge a branch

Isabelle Viktoria Maciohsek · Git, Repository, Branch · Apr 13, 2021

Merges a branch into the current branch.

• Use git checkout <target-branch> to switch to the branch into which you want to merge.
• Use git merge <source-branch> to merge a branch into the current branch.

git checkout <target-branch>
git merge <source-branch>

git checkout master
git merge patch-1 # Merges the `patch-1` branch into `master`

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