git checkout -b

git checkout -b (doc)

Create a new branch and change to it:

git checkout -b YOUR_NEW_BRANCH_NAME
Switched to a new branch 'YOUR_NEW_BRANCH_NAME'

git checkout -b "Name with spaces"
fatal: 'Name with spaces' is not a valid branch name.

git checkout -b name_from_existing_branch
fatal: A branch named 'name_from_existing_branch' already exists.

Create a new branch

git branch new_branch_name

git checkout new_branch_name

git push --set-upstream origin new_branch_name

Activities

• Create Git branch with current changes

Errors

• error: pathspec XXXX did not match any file(s) known to git

See also

• git checkout [ -b | master | main | -f ], refname
• git branch, git: upstream, git branch --delete branch name, --unset-upstream, [ --list | -a | -r | -M ]