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GIT-CREATE-BRANCH(1) Git Extras GIT-CREATE-BRANCH(1)

git-create-branch - Create branches

Creates local branch named <branchname> and optionally sets up a remote tracking branch.

Setup a remote tracking branch using remote_name. If remote_name is not supplied, use origin by default.

<--from [start_point]>

Setup a start point when the branch created. If --from is not supplied, use the current branch by default.

<branchname>

The name of the branch to create.

You may save your default preference for the remote option above by using git config with the key git-extras.create-branch.remote whose value will be the default remote when [-r|--remote] is not specified.

$ git config git-extras.create-branch.remote lucinda

The command line option -r|--remote will override this preference.

With no remote preference set:

# creates local branch 'integration'
$ git create-branch integration
# creates local & remote branch 'integration' (on default 'origin')
$ git create-branch -r integration
# creates local & remote branch 'integration' on 'upstream'
$ git create-branch -r upstream integration

With git-extras.create-branch.remote preference set to 'lucinda':

# creates local & remote branch 'integration' (on preference 'lucinda')
$ git create-branch integration
# overriding preference, using default `-r` of 'origin'
# creates local & remote branch 'integration' on default 'origin'
$ git create-branch -r integration
# overriding preference, using specified `-r` of 'upstream'
# creates local & remote branch 'integration' on 'upstream'
$ git create-branch -r upstream integration

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As of 4.4.0, the default behavior has changed. git-create-branch will no longer automatically setup a remote tracking branch unless the -r|-remote option is specified. See additional note on preference feature in 4.8.0-dev below.
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As of 4.8.0-dev, the remote option can be set via git config preference as described in Preferences section.

Written by Jonhnny Weslley <jw@jonhnnyweslley.net> Modified by Mark Pitman <mark.pitman@gmail.com>, Brian Murrell <btmurrell@gmail.com>.

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October 2022