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

From: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Date: Feb 25, 2026, 21:56 UTC
Message-ID: <xmqq1pi88p3c.fsf@gitster.g>
In-Reply-To: <b743b7fe-5f5a-4906-9ea6-0755acf5875d@app.fastmail.com>

"Kristoffer Haugsbakk" <kristofferhaugsbakk@fastmail.com> writes:

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> On Tue, Feb 24, 2026, at 14:44, Sugiarto, Titania wrote:
>> 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?
>
> Why?

Because many people talked about it?

Yes, I know that an idea is not necessarily a good one only because many talk about it ;-)