How to “pull request” a specific commit
I've got a specific commit which I would like to contribute to a repository I have forked on github.
I assume the mechanism to do so is a "pull request".
However when I try this I can only pull request my whole branch.
I do not wish to pull request the other commits as they are not relevant.
Any idea how I can do this.
The last commit b50b2e7 is the only commit I wish to pull request.
Anyway I can do this or are all commits dependent on each other?
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asked Dec 1 '15 at 18:50
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I've got a specific commit which I would like to contribute to a repository I have forked on github.
I assume the mechanism to do so is a "pull request".
However when I try this I can only pull request my whole branch.
I do not wish to pull request the other commits as they are not relevant.
Any idea how I can do this.
The last commit b50b2e7 is the only commit I wish to pull request.
Anyway I can do this or are all commits dependent on each other?
git github
asked Dec 1 '15 at 18:50
pontikos
168127
2
Related: Some good details on how the pull requests are different in Git (the software) and GitHub (the web service)
– RBT
Aug 12 '17 at 3:21
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I've got a specific commit which I would like to contribute to a repository I have forked on github.
I assume the mechanism to do so is a "pull request".
However when I try this I can only pull request my whole branch.
I do not wish to pull request the other commits as they are not relevant.
Any idea how I can do this.
The last commit b50b2e7 is the only commit I wish to pull request.
Anyway I can do this or are all commits dependent on each other?
git github
asked Dec 1 '15 at 18:50
pontikos
168127
I've got a specific commit which I would like to contribute to a repository I have forked on github.
I assume the mechanism to do so is a "pull request".
However when I try this I can only pull request my whole branch.
I do not wish to pull request the other commits as they are not relevant.
Any idea how I can do this.
The last commit b50b2e7 is the only commit I wish to pull request.
Anyway I can do this or are all commits dependent on each other?
git github
git github
asked Dec 1 '15 at 18:50
pontikos
168127
asked Dec 1 '15 at 18:50
pontikos
168127
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asked Dec 1 '15 at 18:50
pontikos
168127
asked Dec 1 '15 at 18:50
pontikos
168127
asked Dec 1 '15 at 18:50
pontikos
168127
168127
2
Related: Some good details on how the pull requests are different in Git (the software) and GitHub (the web service)
– RBT
Aug 12 '17 at 3:21
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Related: Some good details on how the pull requests are different in Git (the software) and GitHub (the web service)
– RBT
Aug 12 '17 at 3:21
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Related: Some good details on how the pull requests are different in Git (the software) and GitHub (the web service)
– RBT
Aug 12 '17 at 3:21
Related: Some good details on how the pull requests are different in Git (the software) and GitHub (the web service)
– RBT
Aug 12 '17 at 3:21
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Create a new branch with just that change:
$ git fetch --all
$ git checkout -b my-single-change upstream/master
$ git cherry-pick b50b2e7
$ git push -u origin my-single-change
Then create the PR from that branch.
The above assumes you've set up upstream as a remote. If not, do this first:
$ git remote add upstream https://github.com/konradjk/exac_browser.git
answered Dec 1 '15 at 18:51
Joseph Silber
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I'm not familiar with cherry-pick and had a problem when I tried Joseph's approach (something about the cherry-pick being empty). I found a work-around that seems to have worked well:
# Create new branch directly from specified commit:
$ git checkout -b my-single-change b50b2e7
$ git push --set-upstream origin my-single-change
You can now select this branch in GitHub and create a pull request.
answered Nov 20 at 4:46
alwaysCurious
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Create a new branch with just that change:
$ git fetch --all
$ git checkout -b my-single-change upstream/master
$ git cherry-pick b50b2e7
$ git push -u origin my-single-change
Then create the PR from that branch.
The above assumes you've set up upstream as a remote. If not, do this first:
$ git remote add upstream https://github.com/konradjk/exac_browser.git
answered Dec 1 '15 at 18:51
Joseph Silber
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Create a new branch with just that change:
$ git fetch --all
$ git checkout -b my-single-change upstream/master
$ git cherry-pick b50b2e7
$ git push -u origin my-single-change
Then create the PR from that branch.
The above assumes you've set up upstream as a remote. If not, do this first:
$ git remote add upstream https://github.com/konradjk/exac_browser.git
answered Dec 1 '15 at 18:51
Joseph Silber
152k37286237
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Create a new branch with just that change:
$ git fetch --all
$ git checkout -b my-single-change upstream/master
$ git cherry-pick b50b2e7
$ git push -u origin my-single-change
Then create the PR from that branch.
The above assumes you've set up upstream as a remote. If not, do this first:
$ git remote add upstream https://github.com/konradjk/exac_browser.git
answered Dec 1 '15 at 18:51
Joseph Silber
152k37286237
Create a new branch with just that change:
$ git fetch --all
$ git checkout -b my-single-change upstream/master
$ git cherry-pick b50b2e7
$ git push -u origin my-single-change
Then create the PR from that branch.
The above assumes you've set up upstream as a remote. If not, do this first:
$ git remote add upstream https://github.com/konradjk/exac_browser.git
answered Dec 1 '15 at 18:51
Joseph Silber
152k37286237
answered Dec 1 '15 at 18:51
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I'm not familiar with cherry-pick and had a problem when I tried Joseph's approach (something about the cherry-pick being empty). I found a work-around that seems to have worked well:
# Create new branch directly from specified commit:
$ git checkout -b my-single-change b50b2e7
$ git push --set-upstream origin my-single-change
You can now select this branch in GitHub and create a pull request.
answered Nov 20 at 4:46
alwaysCurious
1028
add a comment |
I'm not familiar with cherry-pick and had a problem when I tried Joseph's approach (something about the cherry-pick being empty). I found a work-around that seems to have worked well:
# Create new branch directly from specified commit:
$ git checkout -b my-single-change b50b2e7
$ git push --set-upstream origin my-single-change
You can now select this branch in GitHub and create a pull request.
answered Nov 20 at 4:46
alwaysCurious
1028
add a comment |
I'm not familiar with cherry-pick and had a problem when I tried Joseph's approach (something about the cherry-pick being empty). I found a work-around that seems to have worked well:
# Create new branch directly from specified commit:
$ git checkout -b my-single-change b50b2e7
$ git push --set-upstream origin my-single-change
You can now select this branch in GitHub and create a pull request.
answered Nov 20 at 4:46
alwaysCurious
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I'm not familiar with cherry-pick and had a problem when I tried Joseph's approach (something about the cherry-pick being empty). I found a work-around that seems to have worked well:
# Create new branch directly from specified commit:
$ git checkout -b my-single-change b50b2e7
$ git push --set-upstream origin my-single-change
You can now select this branch in GitHub and create a pull request.
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