Overview

In this tutorial, let’s learn how to create a branch using GitHub and Git client. Branching allows us to work on different versions of the same repository. Using branches we can work on new features without making changes to the original master branch.

Git Branching

Create a branch on GitHub

Navigate to the project repository.

Click on the master branch.

Enter the new branch name.

Click on the Create branch link.

Create branch Github

Create a Git branch

We can use the git branch command to create, list branches on the command line.

$ git branch <branchname>

To create a new branch using the Git command line and to switch to the newly created branch, issue the command:

$ git checkout -b git-branch-demo

git branch demo commit

$ git checkout -b git-branch-demo
Switched to a new branch 'git-branch-demo'

hp@LAPTOP-3NKORD70 MINGW64 ~/SampleProject (git-branch-demo)
$ git status
On branch git-branch-demo
Untracked files:
 (use "git add <file>..." to include in what will be committed)
 src/GitBranchFeatureDemo.java

nothing added to commit but untracked files present (use "git add" to track)

hp@LAPTOP-3NKORD70 MINGW64 ~/SampleProject (git-branch-demo)
$ git add .

hp@LAPTOP-3NKORD70 MINGW64 ~/SampleProject (git-branch-demo)
$ git commit -m "Git-demo-branch Commit"
[git-branch-demo 33d4a37] Git-demo-branch Commit
 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+)
 create mode 100644 src/GitBranchFeatureDemo.java

hp@LAPTOP-3NKORD70 MINGW64 ~/SampleProject (git-branch-demo)
$ git push
fatal: The current branch git-branch-demo has no upstream branch.
To push the current branch and set the remote as upstream, use

 git push --set-upstream origin git-branch-demo


hp@LAPTOP-3NKORD70 MINGW64 ~/SampleProject (git-branch-demo)
$ git push --set-upstream origin git-branch-demo
Enumerating objects: 6, done.
Counting objects: 100% (6/6), done.
Delta compression using up to 4 threads
Compressing objects: 100% (4/4), done.
Writing objects: 100% (4/4), 509 bytes | 101.00 KiB/s, done.
Total 4 (delta 1), reused 0 (delta 0), pack-reused 0
remote: Resolving deltas: 100% (1/1), completed with 1 local object.
remote:
remote: Create a pull request for 'git-branch-demo' on GitHub by visiting:
remote: https://github.com/yskumar007/SampleProject/pull/new/git-branch-demo
remote:
To https://github.com/yskumar007/SampleProject.git
 * [new branch] git-branch-demo -> git-branch-demo
Branch 'git-branch-demo' set up to track remote branch 'git-branch-demo' 
from 'origin'.