git branch based off of master code example

Example 1: git command to create a branch

//Create a New Branch
git checkout -b [name_of_your_new_branch]
//First Push
git push --set-upstream origin [name_of_your_new_branch]

Example 2: git merge branch to master

$ git checkout master
Switched to branch 'master'
$ git merge iss53
Merge made by the 'recursive' strategy.
index.html |    1 +
1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)