Top "Branch" questions

A "branch" is a term used in version control systems to represent an independent line of development.

Mercurial move changes to a new branch

I have a number of changes that I committed to my local repository, but have not yet been pushed. Since …

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Git pull into wrong branch

Myself and one other developer had been merging and pushing our work to a non-master branch called toolwork. That way, …

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Why is there a `remotes/origin/HEAD -> origin/master` entry in my `git branch -l -a` output?

I don't understand the second line in the output to git branch -l -a: remotes/origin/HEAD -> origin/…

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Is there a script to list git branches created by me?

I'm aware that branches don't really store creator information - and they're just a pointer to a commit. My goal …

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How to delete a branch in the remote repository using EGIT?

How to delete the remote branch itself in sourceforge with all files in it, using egit ?

eclipse git branch egit
How do I configure Git to automatically pull from current branch when using "git pull"?

With our current setup you always have to enter the branch name (ie: git pull origin feature-branch" when doing a …

git branch config
Is it possible to view multiple git branches at the same time for the same project?

I have 2 branches, which are not ready to be merged yet, but have some complementary logic, which I'd like to …

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Missing ranges error message when reintegrating a branch into trunk in Subversion 1.5

I'm trying to reintegrate a development branch into the trunk in my Subversion 1.5 repository. I merged all the changes from …

svn merge branch trunk svn-reintegrate
What is the simplest way to do branching and merging using TortoiseSVN?

What is a really simple "how to" to do branching and merging using TortoiseSVN?

svn version-control tortoisesvn branch
How do I make git-svn use a particular svn branch as the remote repository?

A word of warning: I'm a n00b to git in general. My team uses feature branches in svn, and …

git svn repository branch git-svn