tldr/pages/common/git-switch.md

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git switch

Switch between Git branches. Requires Git version 2.23+. See also git checkout. More information: https://git-scm.com/docs/git-switch.

  • Switch to an existing branch:

git switch {{branch_name}}

  • Create a new branch and switch to it:

git switch --create {{branch_name}}

  • Create a new branch based on an existing commit and switch to it:

git switch --create {{branch_name}} {{commit}}

  • Switch to the previous branch:

git switch -

  • Switch to a branch and update all submodules to match:

git switch --recurse-submodules {{branch_name}}

  • Switch to a branch and automatically merge the current branch and any uncommitted changes into it:

git switch --merge {{branch_name}}