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* <code>git branch -a</code> lists both local and remote branches | * <code>git branch -a</code> lists both local and remote branches | ||
Actions: | Actions: | ||
| − | * <code>git branch {{arg|name}}</code> creates a new branch called "name" | + | * <code>git branch {{arg|name}}</code> creates a new branch called "name", pointing at the current {{l/same|HEAD}} revision |
| + | * <code>git {{l/same|checkout}} {{arg|name}}</code> moves {{l/same|HEAD}} to point to the branch called "name" | ||
==Links== | ==Links== | ||
===Reference=== | ===Reference=== | ||
* [http://git-scm.com/book/en/v2/Git-Branching-Branches-in-a-Nutshell 3.1 Git Branching - Branches in a Nutshell] | * [http://git-scm.com/book/en/v2/Git-Branching-Branches-in-a-Nutshell 3.1 Git Branching - Branches in a Nutshell] | ||
Revision as of 18:41, 13 March 2015
A "branch" is a separate copy (of the files involved in a project) which can be worked on without affecting the original copy.
"Branching" is a concept basic to most version control systems.
Commands
Information:
git branchlists local branchesgit branch -rlists the remote branchesgit branch -alists both local and remote branches
Actions:
git branch <name>creates a new branch called "name", pointing at the current HEAD revisiongit checkout <name>moves HEAD to point to the branch called "name"