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Name

mg reparent — Reassign the parent of a branch in the stacked hierarchy.

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Synopsis

mg reparent --parent <parent_branch> [<branch_name>]

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Description

  • If <branch_name> is omitted, the current branch’s parent is changed.
  • Useful when a branch was based off the wrong trunk or feature.

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Options / Flags

  • --parent <parent_branch>: The new parent branch.

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Examples

# Reparent your current branch to 'feature_1'
mg reparent --parent feature_1

# Reparent 'hotfix' to 'main'
mg reparent --parent main hotfix
  • Re-stacking might involve rebasing. If conflicts occur, you’ll need to resolve them manually.
  • Use carefully if your branch was already pushed and is under active review.

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