---
title: Merge a branch
tags: repository,branch
expertise: beginner
firstSeen: 2021-04-04T21:50:11+03:00
lastUpdated: 2021-04-13T21:10:59+03:00
---

Merges a branch into the current branch.

- Use `git checkout <target-branch>` to switch to the branch into which you want to merge.
- Use `git merge <source-branch>` to merge a branch into the current branch.

```shell
git checkout <target-branch>
git merge <source-branch>
```

```shell
git checkout master
git merge patch-1 # Merges the `patch-1` branch into `master`
```