Syntax

• git branch [--set-upstream | --track | --no-track] [-l] [-f] <branchname> [<start-point>]
• git branch (--set-upstream-to=<upstream> | -u <upstream>) [<branchname>]
• git branch --unset-upstream [<branchname>]
• git branch (-m | -M) [<oldbranch>] <newbranch>
• git branch (-d | -D) [-r] <branchname>…​
• git branch --edit-description [<branchname>]
• git branch [--color[=<when>] | --no-color] [-r | -a] [--list] [-v [--abbrev=<length> | --no-abbrev]] [--column[=<options>] | --no-column] [(--merged | --no-merged | --contains) [<commit>]] [--sort=<key>] [--points-at <object>] [<pattern>…​]

Parameter	Details
-d, --delete	Delete a branch. The branch must be fully merged in its upstream branch, or in HEAD if no upstream was set with --track or --set-upstream
-D	Shortcut for --delete --force
-m, --move	Move/rename a branch and the corresponding reflog
-M	Shortcut for --move --force
-r, --remotes	List or delete (if used with -d) the remote-tracking branches
-a, --all	List both remote-tracking branches and local branches
–list	Activate the list mode. git branch <pattern> would try to create a branch, use git branch --list <pattern> to list matching branches
–set-upstream	If specified branch does not exist yet or if --force has been given, acts exactly like --track. Otherwise sets up configuration like --track would when creating the branch, except that where branch points to is not changed

Every git repository has one or more branches. A branch is a named reference to the HEAD of a sequence of commits.

A git repo has a current branch (indicated by a \* in the list of branch names printed by the git branch command), Whenever you create a new commit with the git commit command, your new commit becomes the HEAD of the current branch, and the previous HEAD becomes the parent of the new commit.

A new branch will have the same HEAD as the branch from which it was created until something is committed to the new branch.

Creating and checking out new branches

Listing branches

Delete a remote branch

Quick switch to the previous branch

Check out a new branch tracking a remote branch

Delete a branch locally

Create an orphan branch i.e. branch with no parent commit

Rename a branch

Searching in branches

Push branch to remote

Move current branch HEAD to an arbitrary commit

Overwrite single file in current working directory with the same from another branch

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