git branch

Main Git command for working with branches. More information: https://git-scm.com/docs/git-branch.

• List all branches (local and remote; the current branch is highlighted by *):

git branch {{[-a|--all]}}

• List which branches include a specific Git commit in their history:

git branch {{[-a|--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 (you must switch to a different branch before doing this):

git branch {{[-m|--move]}} {{old_branch_name}} {{new_branch_name}}

• Delete a local branch (you must switch to a different branch before doing this):

git branch {{[-d|--delete]}} {{branch_name}}

• Delete a remote branch:

git push {{remote_name}} {{[-d|--delete]}} {{remote_branch_name}}