I have the following branches in my local git:
-master
-develop
-test
I am adding a new feature, using the test branch, which was created months ago. I need to update its content (replace everything) with the develop branch.
How can I do that?
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Do you mean that you want to effectively discard the current `test` branch and create it new with the same state as `develop`? – mkrieger1 Oct 27 '21 at 12:13
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@mkrieger1 exactly – Raul Oct 27 '21 at 12:14
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Try with `git pull origin develop` from you test branch – Dinesh s Oct 27 '21 at 12:15
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@mkrieger1 it is already created with no up-to-date content. I want to replace its state with the develop state. – Raul Oct 27 '21 at 12:15
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@Dineshkarthik I think this is not a full replace, but just add new modification from develop branch. – RAZAFINARIVO Hanania Oct 27 '21 at 12:16
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1@RAZAFINARIVOHanania yeah but if `develop` is ahead of `test` i think it will replace whole branch? – Dinesh s Oct 27 '21 at 12:23
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So just one of `git checkout test; git reset --hard develop` or `git checkout -B test develop` or any of the solutions shown [here](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/5471174/move-branch-pointer-to-different-commit-without-checkout)? – mkrieger1 Oct 27 '21 at 12:24
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@mkrieger1 aw sorry I just read your last comment after answering. – Romain Valeri Oct 27 '21 at 12:38
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In one go, recreate test branch from where dev is, and check it out :
git checkout -B test develop
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Go to develop branch
git checkout develop
Remove the test branch
git branch -d test
Create a new branch called test
git checkout -b test
The new branch test will contain all content of develop branch.
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