git checkout dev code example

Example 1: git checkout new branch

// create and checkout new branch in one line
git checkout -b new_branch

Example 2: git checkout to remote branch

$ git checkout --track origin/newsletter
Branch newsletter set up to track remote branch newsletter from origin.
Switched to a new branch 'newsletter'

Example 3: git checkout remote branch

git checkout --track origin/<branchname>

Example 4: git checkout branch

truelover@PEACE project % git checkout master
truelover@PEACE project % git checkout branch_name
#create branch
truelover@PEACE project % git checkout -b new_branch_name

Example 5: "git checkout -b" example

$ git checkout -b new-branch --track origin/develop