git branch

git branch list, create, or delete branches. (doc).

git branch with no arguments list existing branches, the current branch will be highlighted in green and marked with an asterisk.

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 -vv

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, --unset-upstream, [ --list | -a | -r | -M ]