Creating and switching in one step in Git - Try It Yourself

Creating and switching branches in one step with Git

📖 Scenario: You are working on a project using Git for version control. You need to create a new branch and switch to it quickly to start working on a new feature.

🎯 Goal: Learn how to create a new Git branch and switch to it in a single command.

📋 What You'll Learn

Create a new branch named feature-xyz

Switch to the new branch immediately after creating it

Verify the current branch is feature-xyz

💡 Why This Matters

🌍 Real World

Creating and switching branches quickly helps developers work on new features or fixes without disturbing the main code.

💼 Career

Branch management is a fundamental skill for software developers, DevOps engineers, and anyone working with version control systems like Git.

1

Initialize a Git repository

Run the command git init to create a new Git repository in your current folder.

Git

# Run the command to initialize a Git repository
# Your code here

Need a hint?

Use git init to start a new Git repository.

2

Create a new branch variable

Create a variable called branch_name and set it to the string feature-xyz.

Git

git init
# Create a variable called branch_name with value 'feature-xyz'
# Your code here

Need a hint?

Use branch_name='feature-xyz' to store the branch name.

3

Create and switch to the new branch in one step

Use the command git checkout -b $branch_name to create and switch to the branch named feature-xyz. Use the variable branch_name in the command.

Git

git init
branch_name='feature-xyz'
# Run the command to create and switch to the branch using branch_name
# Your code here

Need a hint?

Use git checkout -b $branch_name to create and switch branches in one step.

4

Verify the current branch

Run the command git branch --show-current to display the current branch name and confirm it is feature-xyz.

Git

git init
branch_name='feature-xyz'
git checkout -b $branch_name
# Run the command to show the current branch
# Your code here

Need a hint?

Use git branch --show-current to see the active branch.