Git branch

git branch list, create, or delete branches.

• https://git-scm.com/docs/git-branch

git branch
* main

git branch -a

Create a new branch or change branch:

• git branch new_branch
• git checkout new_branch
• git branch your-existing-branch

or

• git checkout -b

git branch
* mynewbranch
  master

git branch --list or git branch -l
* main

git branch --list --remotes

git branch --all

git branch -r
 origin/HEAD -> origin/main
 origin/main
 origin/master

git branch --unset-upstream
(no output)

git branch --set-upstream-to=origin/<branch> main

git branch --set-upstream-to=origin/main main

Rename branch

git checkout -f yourbranch 
git branch -M yourNewBranch

Delete branch

git branch --delete branch_name
git branch --delete --force branch_name

Get current branch name

git rev-parse --abbrev-ref HEAD

git branch

Change to a branch

git checkout your-existing-branch

Related commands

• git checkout
• git commit
• git remote
• Branch
• git merge
• git diff
• git show-branch
• git clone

See also

• git branch, git: upstream, git branch --delete branch name, [ --list | -a | -r | -M ]
• git: [config | init | status ], git add, git rm, git commit, git push, git pull, .gitconfig, .gitignore, git (clone, fetch, pull), git tag, git log, git blame, Merge Request, LFS, git branch, git apply, git rebase, git diff, git diff-tree, git config --global, remote | submodule | request-pull, GIT_TRACE, GIT_CURL_VERBOSE, clean, main, git show-ref, git reset, git prune, git ls-remote origin, git checkout, git switch, pathspec, git credential-osxkeychain, git version, pre-commit, git --help, GitBook, refs/