#TIL 42 - Cherry pick from pull request

How to cherry pick from pull request

Installation

Use Homebrew to install hub on macOS:

  brew install hub

Configuration

After installing, configure hub to work with GitHub by editing the ~/.config/hub file.

1. Create or Edit the Configuration File:

   vi ~/.config/hub  # You can use any text editor
   

2. Add Your Configuration:

   github.com:
     - user: YOUR_USERNAME
       oauth_token: ghp_YOUR_TOKEN
       protocol: https
   

3. Save and Exit the text editor.

Cherry pick from pull request

Use hub am Command: To apply the changes from a specific GitHub pull request to your local branch, use the following command:

  hub am -3 GITHUB-URL

Here, -3 is recommended for three-way merging and GITHUB-URL is the URL of the pull request or commit you want to apply.

This will download the pull request's patch to a temporary location and then use git am to apply it to your local branch.

Hope this provides a concise and informative explanation.

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