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git branch

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Main Git command for working with branches.

Options (3)

-a, --allboolean

List all branches (local and remote; the current branch is highlighted by `*`)

Example: git branch {{[-a|--all]}}

-m, --moveboolean

Rename a branch (you must switch to a different branch before doing this)

Example: git branch {{[-m|--move]}} {{old_branch_name}} {{new_branch_name}}

-d, --deleteboolean

Delete a local branch (you must switch to a different branch before doing this)

Example: git branch {{[-d|--delete]}} {{branch_name}}

List all branches (local and remote; the current branch is highlighted by `*`)

git branch [-a|--all]

List which branches include a specific Git commit in their history

git branch [-a|--all] --contains commit_hash

Show the name of the current branch

git branch --show-current

Create new branch based on the current commit

git branch branch_name

Create new branch based on a specific commit

git branch branch_name commit_hash

Rename a branch (you must switch to a different branch before doing this)

git branch [-m|--move] old_branch_name new_branch_name

Delete a local branch (you must switch to a different branch before doing this)

git branch [-d|--delete] branch_name

Delete a remote branch

git push remote_name [-d|--delete] remote_branch_name