Chapter 9 - Git Branch Operation - Command Lines

Git branch operations can be performed from the command line using the git branch command. Here are some examples of how to use the git branch command:

To create a new branch, use the following command:

git branch branch-name
Replace branch-name with the name of the branch you want to create. For example, to create a branch named feature-branch, use the following command:


To switch to a different branch, use the git checkout command followed by the name of the branch. For example, to switch to the feature-branch branch created in the previous step, use the following command:


git checkout feature-branch
To create a new branch and switch to it at the same time, use the -b option with the git checkout command. For example, to create a new branch named hotfix and switch to it, use the following command:

git checkout -b hotfix
To list all the branches in the repository, use the following command:

git branch
This will list all the branches in the repository, with an asterisk (*) next to the currently active branch.

To delete a branch, use the following command:

git branch -d branch-name
Replace branch-name with the name of the branch you want to delete. For example, to delete the feature-branch branch created earlier, use the following command:


git branch -d feature-branch
These are some of the basic Git branch operations you can perform from the command line using the git branch command.