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Version Control

What is Cherry Pick?

Cherry Pick The operation in version control that applies a specific commit from one branch onto another, used for selectively integrating bug fixes or features without merging the entire branch.

Source: ITIL v4, AWS Well-Architected Framework, Kubernetes Documentation, CNCF

How is “Cherry Pick” Used in Practice?

A hotfix was cherry-picked from the release branch to the main branch to quickly resolve a production issue without merging unrelated changes.

Certification Exam Relevance

AWS CertificationAzure CertificationITIL v4CKA/CKAD

Who Needs to Know This Term?

  • DevOps Engineers
  • SREs
  • Platform Engineers

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What is Cherry Pick?

The operation in version control that applies a specific commit from one branch onto another, used for selectively integrating bug fixes or features without merging the entire branch.

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