How to create a new branch and switch to it?

git switch -c new_branch

To create a new branch and switch to it in one command use git switch -c new_branch, where new_branch is the name of the new branch.

The switch command was introduced with git version 2.23. In older versions of git, you will need to use git checkout.

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Terminal Example
git status
On branch main
nothing to commit, working tree clean

git switch -c new_branch
Switched to a new branch 'new_branch'

git status
On branch new_branch
nothing to commit, working tree clean

See git switch to learn more about it.

Last modified on November 30, 2021.

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