Creating branches with git branch - Try It Yourself

Creating branches with git branch

📖 Scenario: You are working on a project and want to try a new feature without affecting the main code. To do this safely, you will create a new branch in git. Branches let you work on different versions of your project separately.

🎯 Goal: Learn how to create a new branch in git using the git branch command and verify the branch creation.

📋 What You'll Learn

Create a new branch named exactly feature1 using git branch

Check the list of branches to confirm feature1 exists

Use the exact commands git branch feature1 and git branch

💡 Why This Matters

🌍 Real World

Developers use branches to work on new features or fixes without disturbing the main project code. This helps keep the project organized and safe.

💼 Career

Knowing how to create and manage branches is essential for collaboration in software development teams using git.

1

Initialize a git repository

Initialize a new git repository by running the command git init in your project folder.

Git

# Run the command to initialize git repository
# Your code here

Need a hint?

Type git init to start a new git repository in your current folder.

2

Create a new branch called feature1

Create a new branch named feature1 by running the command git branch feature1.

Git

git init
# Create a new branch named feature1
# Your code here

Need a hint?

Use git branch feature1 to create the branch without switching to it.

3

List all branches to verify creation

List all branches by running the command git branch to verify that feature1 branch exists.

Git

git init
git branch feature1
# List all branches
# Your code here

Need a hint?

Run git branch to see all branches in your repository.

4

Show the output confirming the new branch

Run the command git branch and observe the output. It should list feature1 and the current branch marked with an asterisk.

Git

git init
git branch feature1
git branch
# Observe the output here

Need a hint?

The output of git branch shows the current branch with * and lists all branches including feature1.