Version Control with Git - 05 - Branching

git_branching.sh

#Create a new 'dev' branch in Git
git branch dev

#See a list of branches
git branch

#You can switch to the branch using 'checkout'
git checkout dev

#If you want to checkout and create a new branch in a single command run
git checkout -b dev #creates and places you in the new dev branch

#After you make changes to in the branch, you can merge this branch back into your 'master' branch
#First, checkout master
git checkout master

#Now merge the branch using the 'merge' command
git merge dev