git switch to master branch code example

Example 1: how to switch to a master which is already added

git checkout master

Example 2: git switch branch

git switch <branch_name>

git checkout <branch_name>

Example 3: sitch a branch command line

$ git checkout <existing_branch>

$ git checkout -b <new_branch>

Example 4: git switch branch

git switch branch_name

git checkout branch_name

Example 5: 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(+)

Example 6: git change master branch

## 1) Rename master branch to oldmaster.
git branch -m master oldmaster
#Now there is no master branch on my local machine.

## 2) Rename my masterTemp branch to master
git branch -m masterTemp master
#The branch which was named masterTemp on my local machine is now master

## 3) Delete the branch from remote
git branch -rD master

## 4) Push the new master branch to remote
git push --force origin master