git new branch from current branch code example

Example 1: git create new branch

// Example for creating a new branch named myNewBranch
git checkout -b myNewBranch

// First Push
git push --set-upstream origin myNewBranch

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 new branch

$ git checkout -b [your_branch_name]
# Switched to a new branch [your_branch_name]

# This is shorthand for:
$ git branch [your_branch_name]
$ git checkout [your_branch_name]

Example 4: create branch from existing branch

$ git checkout -b myFeature dev

Example 5: command to create a new branch in git

$ git checkout -b <branch-name>