Main git command for working with branches.
More information: https://git-scm.com/docs/git-branch.
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List local branches. The current branch is highlighted by
*:git branch
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List all branches (local and remote):
git branch -a
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Show the name of the current branch:
git branch --show-current
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Create new branch based on the current commit:
git branch branch_name
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Create new branch based on a specific commit:
git branch branch_name commit_hash
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Rename a branch (must not have it checked out to do this):
git branch -m old_branch_name new_branch_name
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Delete a local branch (must not have it checked out to do this):
git branch -d branch_name
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Delete a remote branch:
git push remote_name --delete remote_branch_name