git branch
Main Git command for working with branches. More information: https://git-scm.com/docs/git-branch.
- List all branches (local and remote; the current branch is highlighted by
*
):
git branch --all
- List which branches include a specific Git commit in their history:
git branch --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 (must not have it checked out to do this):
git branch {{-m|--move}} {{old_branch_name}} {{new_branch_name}}
- Delete a local branch (must not have it checked out to do this):
git branch {{-d|--delete}} {{branch_name}}
- Delete a remote branch:
git push {{remote_name}} --delete {{remote_branch_name}}