Branches

Creating and Switching Branches

Master the day-to-day commands for creating, switching, listing, and deleting branches, including the modern git switch/git restore split from git checkout.

Merging Branches

Understand how git merge combines diverged branch histories, the difference between fast-forward and three-way merges, and when each occurs.

Tracking Branches

A tracking branch is a local branch configured with a direct relationship to a remote branch, enabling short commands like plain `git push` or `git pull` and c…

What Are Branches?

Learn what a Git branch actually is under the hood — a lightweight, movable pointer to a commit — and why this makes branching in Git cheap and fast.