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Re: Correcting forgetting to make a new branch

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AFAlexey Feldgendler <alexeyf@opera.com>
Date
Mar 11, 2011, 15:46 UTC
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On Fri, 11 Mar 2011 16:31:18 +0100, Howard Miller <howard@e-learndesign.co.uk> wrote:

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> The scenario is that I have done work on a branch and made a number of
> commits. What I wanted to do was to start a new branch before I made
> these commits. Unfortunatel, I got distracted and forgot that I hadn't
> done it.
>
> Is there are neat way to create the branch and 'move' the commits over?
Just create a new branch right where you are, it will be correct.

However, the branch that was active before when you should have branched will have been unintentionally updated. To fix that, you'll need to move the old branch a few commits back:

git branch -f <old-branch> <where-it-was-before>
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Alexey Feldgendler
Software Developer, Desktop Team, Opera Software ASA
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  1. Howard MillerMar 11, 2011
  2. Alexey FeldgendlerMar 11, 2011
  3. Matthieu MoyMar 11, 2011
  4. Howard MillerMar 11, 2011
  5. Michael J GruberMar 11, 2011

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