github create new 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 new branch git

$ git checkout -b [name_of_your_new_branch]

Example 3: create a new branch based on another branch

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

Example 4: 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 5: how to create a new branch in github

- git branch xyz ==>
 it creates new branch named 'xyz' but still keep being on master branch
- git checkout xyz ==>
it will change your branch to the develop branch
- git checkout -b xyz ==> 
it creates also a branch named xyz and switches to it automatically

Example 6: create branch from another branch

$ git checkout -b myFeature dev