Actions

Git Branch Command

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List all the branches in your repo, and indicate what branch you're currently checked out ( denoted with a * ):

git branch
$ git branch
  develop
  fix-js
* master
  v1.x.x

Create a new branch and switch to it:

git checkout -b <branchname>
$ git checkout -b develop
Switched to a new branch 'develop'

Switch from one branch to another:

git checkout <branchname>
$ git checkout develop
Switched to branch 'develop'
Your branch is up-to-date with 'origin/develop'.

Delete the feature branch:

git branch -d <branchname>
$ git branch -d develop
Deleted branch develop (was f1aa257).

Push the branch to your remote repository, so others can use it:

git push origin <branchname>
$ git push origin master
Counting objects: 3, done.
Delta compression using up to 4 threads.
Compressing objects: 100% (2/2), done.
Writing objects: 100% (3/3), 318 bytes | 0 bytes/s, done.
Total 3 (delta 0), reused 0 (delta 0)
To https://github.com/icarus/Hello-world
   f1aa257..26600b8  master -> master

Push all branches to your remote repository:

git push --all origin
$ git push --all origin
Everything up-to-date

Delete a branch on your remote repository:

git push origin :<branchname>
$ git push origin :develop
To https://github.com/icarus/Hello-world
 - [deleted]         develop