git create branch from another branch code example

Example 1: create new branch git

$ git checkout -b [name_of_your_new_branch]

Example 2: how to branch from a branch in git

$ git checkout -b myFeature dev

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: git create new branch from current

git checkout -b topic/newbranch

Example 5: create a new branch based on another branch

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

Example 6: create new branch git from master

git checkout -b new-branch-name