Git: Using terminal

Create a Branch

• Create branch when master branch is checked out. Here commits in master will be synced to the branch you created.
• git branch branch1
• Create branch when branch1 is checked out . Here commits in branch1 will be synced to branch2 git branch branch2

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Checkout a Branch

git checkout command switch branches or restore working tree files

• git checkout branchname

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Renaming a Branch

• git branch -m branch1 newbranchname

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Delete a Branch

• git branch -d branch-to-delete
• git branch -D branch-to-delete ( force deletion without checking the merged status )

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Create and Switch Branch

• git checkout -b branchname

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Branches that are completely included

• git branch --merged

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Branch Differences [ git diff branch1..branch2 ]

Multiline difference

• git diff master..branch1

Singleline difference

• git diff --color-words branch1..branch2

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https://stackoverflow.com/questions/4470523/create-a-branch-in-git-from-another-branch

Create a branch in Git from another branch

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