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Feature that allows the user to merge only specific files/folders from another branch

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STSugiarto, Titania <titania.sugiarto@rwth-aachen.de>
Date
Feb 24, 2026, 13:44 UTC
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Hi, 

I have a suggestion for Git, which includes a feature that allows the user to merge (I want to highlight merge here, not replace) specific files/folders from another branch. I feel like a lot of users have spoken about this online but up until now, there hasn't been an update regarding such feature.

Might be worthwhile to consider?
Next: Thomas Guyot
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  1. Sugiarto, TitaniaFeb 24, 2026
  2. Thomas GuyotFeb 24, 2026
  3. Junio C HamanoFeb 24, 2026
  4. Kristoffer HaugsbakkFeb 24, 2026
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