#(LG_Legacy) Using github desktop app to update existing branches

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iron harbor
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I got a project on github that has a few branches.

Production
Development
LG_Legacy
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There are multiple user branches for collaborators to work on their own stuff and use pull requests to push their changes to the development branch, what I want to know is how do I update my current branch lg_legacy to replace it's contents with the development branch? I've tried to use the "Merge into current branch" option but nothing changed on my lg_legacy branch.

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(LG_Legacy) Using github desktop app to update existing branches

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kindred kraken
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Can you post a screenshot of GitHub Desktop with the branch you want to merge into selected?

neon warren
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if you want to "replace its contents" would it make sense to just delete the branch and create it again?

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assuming you've done things on that branch that you want to just get rid of and start over from a fresh development copy

iron harbor
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Why would I do that every time I want to have a up to date branch from development?

neon warren
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that's not what you asked in your original post

iron harbor
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I don't want to delete the branch to start over, I'd rather just... Have a button to sync it up?

neon warren
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are you actively developing on that branch? what do you want to happen to the commits you added?

iron harbor
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Also turns out what I was doing was correct but for some silly reason it wasn't reading the updated changes on the dev branch, so "merge into current branch" is the option I wanted.