How to use git branch

git_branch.md

Git Branch

Git’s branching functionality lets you create new branches of a project.

View Branch

git branch

Create a branch

1.  To just create a branch 
    git branch branch-name

2.  To create a branch and move to it
      Method 1 : 
        git branch branch-name
        git checkout branch-name
      Method 2:
        git checkout -b branch -name

Rename a branch

git branch -m old-branch-name new-branch-name

Compare a branch

git diff first-branch second-branch

Merge a branch

git checkout branch-in-which-you-have-to-merge
git merge branch-which-you-want-to merge

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