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Create and Switch Branches

Create and Switch Branches

Section titled “Create and Switch Branches”

Purpose

Section titled “Purpose”

Create branches for isolated work and move between branches safely.

Commands

Section titled “Commands”

git branch

  • List local branches
  • Use to see available branches

git switch <branch>

  • Switch to an existing branch
  • Use when moving to work already in the repo
  • Example: git switch main

git switch -c <new-branch>

  • Create and switch to a new branch
  • Use when starting a feature or fix
  • Example: git switch -c feature/report-export

git branch -d <branch>

  • Delete a local branch that has already been merged
  • Use during cleanup after merge

Notes

Section titled “Notes”
  • git branch -d refuses to delete unmerged branches
  • Use git branch -D <branch> only when you intentionally want to discard an unmerged local branch

Reference

Section titled “Reference”