Copy a File from Another Branch

Introduction

In Git, branches are used to isolate development work without affecting other branches in the repository. Sometimes, you may need to copy a file from another branch to the current branch. This challenge will test your ability to copy a file from another branch using Git.

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Copy a File from Another Branch

You are working on a project in a Git repository named https://github.com/labex-labs/git-playground.git. You have two branches named feature-1 and feature-2. You need to copy the file hello.txt from feature-1 branch to feature-2 branch.

Tasks

1. Navigate to the directory and configure the identity.
2. Create and switch to feature-1 branch and create a text file named hello.txt and write the string "hello,world" to it and commit the file with the message "add hello.txt".
3. Create and switch to feature-2 branch after switching to master branch.
4. Copy the hello.txt file from the feature-1 branch to the feature-2 branch and commit it with the commit message "copy hello.txt".
5. Verify that the hello.txt file has been copied to feature-2 branch.

You should see the hello.txt file in the list of files in the feature-2 branch:

-rw-r--r-- 1 labex labex 15 Jul 12 22:43 file1.txt
-rw-r--r-- 1 labex labex 15 Jul 12 22:43 file2.txt
-rw-r--r-- 1 labex labex 12 Jul 12 22:50 hello.txt
-rw-r--r-- 1 labex labex 32 Jul 12 22:43 README.md

Summary

Copying a file from another branch to the current branch is a useful Git command that allows you to reuse code from other branches without affecting the current branch. By completing this challenge, you have learned how to copy a file from another branch using Git.