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git branch

Main Git command for working with branches.

More information.

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 {old_branch_name} {new_branch_name}

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

git branch -d {branch_name}

Delete a remote branch:

git push {remote_name} --delete {remote_branch_name}

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