git branch
Main Git command for working with branches. More information: https://git-scm.com/docs/git-branch.
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List all branches (local and remote; the current branch is highlighted by
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List which branches include a specific Git commit in their history: git branch —all —contains commit_hash
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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