tldr/pages/common/git-branch.md

# git branch

> Main git command for working with branches.
> Homepage: <https://git-scm.com/docs/git-branch>.

- List local branches. The current branch is highlighted by `*`:

`git branch`

- List all branches (local and remote):

`git branch -a`

- 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 {{old_branch_name}} {{new_branch_name}}`

- Delete a local branch (must not have it checked out to do this):

`git branch -d {{branch_name}}`
Fix lint for common 2015-10-22 08:31:52 +01:00			`# git branch`
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git-branch.md: various fixes (no content change) - changed token syntax to match project guidelines - added tokens to the rename example - moved rename example to before the delete example - reword some descriptions for clarity - include "git" in the command description 2016-08-24 16:58:53 +01:00			`> Main git command for working with branches.`
multiple pages: add homepages (#2660) 2019-01-30 11:19:23 +00:00			`> Homepage: <https://git-scm.com/docs/git-branch>.`
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Formatted all pages according to guidelines. 2016-01-07 17:31:27 +00:00			- List local branches. The current branch is highlighted by `*`:
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			`git branch`

git-branch.md: various fixes (no content change) - changed token syntax to match project guidelines - added tokens to the rename example - moved rename example to before the delete example - reword some descriptions for clarity - include "git" in the command description 2016-08-24 16:58:53 +01:00			`- List all branches (local and remote):`
git branch -a lists all branches 2015-12-28 18:00:06 +00:00
			`git branch -a`

git-branch.md: various fixes (no content change) - changed token syntax to match project guidelines - added tokens to the rename example - moved rename example to before the delete example - reword some descriptions for clarity - include "git" in the command description 2016-08-24 16:58:53 +01:00			`- Create new branch based on the current commit:`
split git commands 2014-03-09 12:20:13 +00:00
git-branch.md: various fixes (no content change) - changed token syntax to match project guidelines - added tokens to the rename example - moved rename example to before the delete example - reword some descriptions for clarity - include "git" in the command description 2016-08-24 16:58:53 +01:00			`git branch {{branch_name}}`
split git commands 2014-03-09 12:20:13 +00:00
git-branch: add example to specify starting point (#2563) 2018-11-08 09:49:50 +00:00			`- Create new branch based on a specific commit:`

			`git branch {{branch_name}} {{commit_hash}}`

git-branch.md: various fixes (no content change) - changed token syntax to match project guidelines - added tokens to the rename example - moved rename example to before the delete example - reword some descriptions for clarity - include "git" in the command description 2016-08-24 16:58:53 +01:00			`- Rename a branch (must not have it checked out to do this):`
split git commands 2014-03-09 12:20:13 +00:00
git-branch.md: various fixes (no content change) - changed token syntax to match project guidelines - added tokens to the rename example - moved rename example to before the delete example - reword some descriptions for clarity - include "git" in the command description 2016-08-24 16:58:53 +01:00			`git branch -m {{old_branch_name}} {{new_branch_name}}`
split git commands 2014-03-09 12:20:13 +00:00
git-branch: Add comment that a branch must not be currently checked out in order to delete it (#2651) 2018-12-16 10:01:47 +00:00			`- Delete a local branch (must not have it checked out to do this):`
split git commands 2014-03-09 12:20:13 +00:00
git-branch.md: various fixes (no content change) - changed token syntax to match project guidelines - added tokens to the rename example - moved rename example to before the delete example - reword some descriptions for clarity - include "git" in the command description 2016-08-24 16:58:53 +01:00			`git branch -d {{branch_name}}`