Move a commit to a different branch

Sometimes you might be working on a branch. Maybe it is a new feature or an experiment. But a change you make should apply across the board straight away. Not only when the feature is complete.

Use the cherry-pick feature.

Firstly, commit the change to the branch you are working in.

Make a note of the commit hash - git log.

Then checkout the branch you want to move it to. E.g. git checkout main.

Use the cherry-pick command to move the commit.

git cherry-pick <commit-hash>

At this point the commit is on the main branch.

You can correct the history on the WIP branch by running:

git checkout <wip-branch>
git rebase main

This works for me but if anyone thinks this can or should be done differently, do let me know.