Branches:

In Git, branches are essentially pointers to a specific commit in the repository's history. They allow you to work on different parts of your project simultaneously without interfering with each other.

View Branches:

To view the branches git branch is used. If there is a * with the branch name, this means that branch is the current one.

Creating a Branch:

To create a new branch git branch [branch-name] is used.

Switching Branches:

There are two commands to switch between branches:

• git checkout [branch-name] :

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  git switch [branch-name] :

  

Creating and Switching Branches in One Step:

There are two commands to create and switch branches in one step

• git checkout -b [branch-name] :

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  git switch -c [branch-name] :

  

Merging Branches:

Once you've completed work on a branch and want to incorporate those changes into another branch (often the main branch), you can merge the changes using the git merge [branch-name] command.

Deleting Branches:

To delete a branch git branch -d [branch-name] is used.