branch from a branch git code example

Example 1: how to make a new branch git

$ git checkout -b [name_of_your_new_branch]

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 command to create a branch from another branch

$ git checkout -b myfeature dev