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git-branch(1)
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NAME
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git-branch - Create a new branch, or remove an old one.
SYNOPSIS
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'git-branch' [-d | -D] [<branchname> [start-point]]
DESCRIPTION
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If no argument is provided, show available branches and mark current
branch with star. Otherwise, create a new branch of name <branchname>.
If a starting point is also specified, that will be where the branch is
created, otherwise it will be created at the current HEAD.
OPTIONS
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-d::
Delete a branch. The branch must be fully merged.
-D::
Delete a branch irrespective of its index status.
<branchname>::
The name of the branch to create or delete.
start-point::
Where to create the branch; defaults to HEAD. This
option has no meaning with -d and -D.
Examples
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Start development off of a know tag::
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$ git clone git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/.../linux-2.6 my2.6
$ cd my2.6
$ git branch my2.6.14 v2.6.14 <1>
$ git checkout my2.6.14
<1> These two steps are the same as "checkout -b my2.6.14 v2.6.14".
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Delete unneeded branch::
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$ git clone git://git.kernel.org/.../git.git my.git
$ cd my.git
$ git branch -D todo <1>
<1> delete todo branch even if the "master" branch does not have all
commits from todo branch.
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Author
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Written by Linus Torvalds <torvalds@osdl.org> and Junio C Hamano <junkio@cox.net>
Documentation
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Documentation by Junio C Hamano and the git-list <git@vger.kernel.org>.
GIT
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Part of the gitlink:git[7] suite