In this blog post, I will show you how to create a new Git branch and start using it.
View Branches
Before I start I will run the following command which will show me all the branches that I have
git branch
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Create a New Branch
To create a new branch I will run the following command.
Note: My new branch is called 3.Dev
git branch 3.Dev
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After I created the branch it will look the same as the master branch (all files, etc)
Start using The New Branch
To start using the new branch I will use the following command.
git checkout 3.Dev
Delete Branch
To delete the new branch I will first checkout the master branch:
Git checkout master
And delete the new branch using
git branch -d 3.Dev
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