If you have some commits: A-B-C-D-E-F-G Where B is master and origin/master, and you decide you want to make C..G into a topic branch, topicA: git branch

If you have some commits: A-B-C-D-E-F-G Where B is master and origin/master, and you decide you want to make C..G into a topic branch, topicA: git branch topicA A-B-C-D-E-F-G (master) A-B-C-D-E-F-G (topicA) git reset --hard B A-B (master) A-B-C-D-E-F-G (topicA) git merge --no-ff topicA A-B-----------H (master) \ / C-D-E-F-G (topicA)