merge to branch git code example

Example 1: merge branch to branch

git checkout master
git merge new-branch
git push

Example 2: git merge branch

//this is for merging into a local branch//

// checkout the branch to merge INTO
git checkout master
// merge local feature branch into master branch
git merge feature_branch_name

Example 3: git merging to branch from branch

$ git checkout master
$ git merge hotfix
Updating f42c576..3a0874c
Fast-forward
 index.html | 2 ++
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+)