Top "Branch" questions

View a file in a different Git branch without changing branches

Is it possible to open a file in a git branch without checking out that branch? How? Essentially I want …

git version-control branch git-branch

Gerrit error when Change-Id in commit messages are missing

I set up a branch in the remote repository and made some commits on that branch. Now I want to …

git merge branch master gerrit

What to do with branch after merge

I had two branches: master and branch1. I just merged branch1 back into master and I'm done with that branch. …

git merge branch

fetch in git doesn't get all branches

I have cloned a repository, after which somebody else has created a new branch, which I'd like to start working …

git fetch branch git-fetch

Show just the current branch in Git

I tried looking for a special Git command for this, but I couldn't find one. Is there anything shorter or …

git branch git-branch

svn : how to create a branch from certain revision of trunk

The following action will only create a branch from the head revision of the trunk. How do I create a …

svn branch

Get all files that have been modified in git branch

Is there a way to see what files have changed in a branch?

git branch

How do I merge my local uncommitted changes into another Git branch?

How can I do the following in Git? My current branch is branch1 and I have made some local changes. …

git branch

How can I search Git branches for a file or directory?

In Git, how could I search for a file or directory by path across a number of branches? I've written …

git branch

git remote prune – didn't show as many pruned branches as I expected

From the man page: Deletes all stale tracking branches under <name>. These stale branches have already been removed …

git version-control branch git-branch git-remote