How to create a branch¶
To create a branch with name <name-of-branch>
run:
$ git branch <name-of-branch>
To go to that branch:
$ git checkout <name-of-branch>
How to branch from a specific branch, tag or commit¶
To create a branch with name <name-of-branch>
from a specific branch,
tag or commit with name <location>
run:
$ git branch <name-of-branch> <location>
How to create a branch and checkout to it at the same time¶
You can create a branch with name <name-of-branch>
and checkout in a
single command:
$ git checkout -b <name-of-branch>