Bit Basics - branch

 Branching Basics

List branches

git branch -a

Create branch

git branch myNewBranch

verify rerunning "git branch -a"

I need to switch to newest branch i created

git checkout myNewBrach

verify rerunning "git branch -a". asterisk move to new branch

run history

git log --oneline --decorate

output would be something like below

ae2314 (HEAD, origin/master, origin/HEAD, myNewBrach, master) Updating..

1. first commit is our last commit

2. HEAD, usually point to last commmit on the current branch

HEAD and origin/HEAD pointers to last commit on local and "remote" respectively

3. master - branch we have been working along - you can test further when you create more branches - what will be here

4. myNewBrach - branch just we created

Note: Since we have not done any changes, all Labels are pointing to same commit

to start the new branch, you need to have unique commits

Rename branch

git branch -m myNewBrach myRenameBranch

verify rerunning "git branch -a"

Delete a branch

git branch -d myRenameBranch

Note: you might have to be outside deleting branch

verify rerunning "git branch -a"

"myRenameBranch" has been removed