Create a new branch in Git

 Git makes creating and managing branches very easy. In fact, the power and flexibility of its branching model is one of the biggest advantages of Git!

The "git branch" command is used for a variety of tasks:

creating new local branches

deleting existing local or remote branches

listing local and/or remote branches

listing branches that e.g. haven't been merged yet

create a new branch based on the current HEAD

$ git branch <new-branch>

create a new branch based on some existing one

$ git branch <new-branch> <base-branch>

create a new branch from a specific commit

$ git branch <new-branch> f71ac24d

create a new branch from a specific tag

$ git branch <new-branch> v1.2

create a new branch from a remote branch

$ git branch --track <new-branch> origin/<base-branch>

$ git checkout --track origin/<base-branch>

create a new branch in a remote repository

$ git push -u origin <local-branch>