Change root of a branch in git

Question

I\'m using git and want to change the base of an exiting branch. This is caused by a deployment system, which pulls this explicit branch into my production environment. When pla

Answer 1

I don't understand why you'd want to lose your original branch. What I would do in such a case:

 # create a new branch from your 1.1 tag
 git checkout -b deploy1.1 v1.1 
 # merge your existing branch into this one
 git merge deploy

EDIT: added schema

You'll end up with something like that

       C---D---E deploy
       /        \_______ 
      /                  F deploy1.1
     /                  /
A---B---F---G--H--I--J--K--L
     \                   \
    v1.0                 V1.1