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Create branch at specific change set, move changests after this point to different branch

Hypothetical scenario:
By mistake, I've been working away on my 'Main' branch.

What I need to do, is effectively reset my Main branch to a particular changeset - 1001 for example. Changesets after 1001, I want to move to a new branch - 'Dev'

Is this possible?

I come from a git background, so if this were a git repository, I would probably use something like:

git checkout -b Dev 1001  //create branch at 1001
git checkout Main  //back on Main
git reset --hard 1000  //reset main to 1000
Solution

  • No, this is not possible in the server based source control world.

    I would recommend that you take a copy of your code, and roll back the change.

    Then create a branch and overwrite the changes that you copied. Dirty, but works...

    Solution: Use git