create a new branch below current one git code example

Example 1: git create new branch from current

git checkout -b topic/newbranch

Example 2: create a new branch based on another branch

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

Example 3: git command to create a branch from another branch

$ git checkout -b myfeature dev