git branch

git branch list, create, or delete branches. doc

git branch
* main

git branch main
fatal: a branch named 'main' already exists

List all branches:

git branch --list or -l
git branch -a
git branch -d
git branch -r

git branch --merged master
git branch --merged
git branch --no-merged

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

Activities

• Create git branch with current changes

Related commands

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

See also

• git switch
• git branch, git: upstream, git branch --delete branch name, [ --list | -a | -r | -M ]