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Enter a command. For example: git commits since, mm2gv, pr.

git branch

Main Git command for working with branches. More information: https://git-scm.com/docs/git-branch.

• List all branches (local and remote; the current branch is highlighted by *):
   
  git branch --all
   
• List which branches include a specific Git commit in their history:
   
  git branch --all --contains {{commit_hash}}
   
• Show the name of the current branch:
   
  git branch --show-current
   
• Create new branch based on the current commit:
   
  git branch {{branch_name}}
   
• Create new branch based on a specific commit:
   
  git branch {{branch_name}} {{commit_hash}}
   
• Rename a branch (must not have it checked out to do this):
   
  git branch -m {{old_branch_name}} {{new_branch_name}}
   
• Delete a local branch (must not have it checked out to do this):
   
  git branch -d {{branch_name}}
   
• Delete a remote branch:
   
  git push {{remote_name}} --delete {{remote_branch_name}}