create and checkout a new branch code example

Example 1: create and go to branch

git checkout -b <branch_name>

Example 2: git checkout new branch

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

Example 3: creating new branch in git

Create a new branch named issue1.

$ git branch testing

Example 4: git create and checkout branch

$ git branch <branch_name>
$ git checkout <branch_name>