Checkout/Merge previous branch
Similarly to cd -, git checkout -
and git merge -
will checkout/merge the previous branch respectively.
For example, if you are in dev/new.modal
and you run git checkout master
. Then, git merge -
will merge dev/new.modal
to master
.
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Written by Todd Wolfson
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Thanks! I had no idea that would work. This will make merging and moving around branches much easier.
over 1 year ago
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Didn't know merge could be used with - as well. Super pro tip thanks Bro!
over 1 year ago
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