create branch from another branch git code example

Example 1: create and go to branch

git checkout -b <branch_name>

Example 2: create new branch git

$ git checkout -b [name_of_your_new_branch]

Example 3: branch from other branch

// Go first to the branch where you want to make a copy of
git checkout -b subbranch branch

Example 4: create a new branch based on another branch

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

Example 5: createa. branch off of development git

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

Example 6: create branch from existing branch

$ git checkout -b myFeature dev