checkout branch code example

Example 1: git checkout new branch

// create and checkout new branch in one line
git checkout -b new_branch

Example 2: git branch and checkout at the same time

$ git checkout -b <branch_name>

Example 3: git create new branch from current

git checkout -b topic/newbranch

Example 4: createa. branch off of development git

//when on branch 'dev' make branch 'myFeature' off of 'dev'
git checkout -b myFeature dev

Example 5: git checkout

git checkout -b origin/branch-name
git checkout -b branch-name

Example 6: git checkout branch

truelover@PEACE project % git checkout master
truelover@PEACE project % git checkout branch_name
#create branch
truelover@PEACE project % git checkout -b new_branch_name