Top "Git-branch" questions

git-branch is the Git command that manages branches.

Git: Find the most recent common ancestor of two branches

How to find the most recent common ancestor of two Git branches?

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Difference between git checkout --track origin/branch and git checkout -b branch origin/branch

Does anybody know the difference between these two commands to switch and track a remote branch? git checkout -b branch …

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Why does git perform fast-forward merges by default?

Coming from mercurial, I use branches to organize features. Naturally, I want to see this work-flow in my history as …

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How to create the branch from specific commit in different branch

I have made several commits in the master branch and then merged them to dev branch. I want to create …

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What is the difference between origin and upstream on GitHub?

What is the difference between origin and upstream on GitHub? When a git branch -a command is done, some branches …

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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 …

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Why call git branch --unset-upstream to fixup?

I'm more of a novice when it comes to advanced operations in git. I maintain my blog using the blogging …

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How to pull remote branch from somebody else's repo

I've got a project hosted on GitHub which somebody has forked. On their fork, they've created a new branch "foo" …

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Track a new remote branch created on GitHub

I have already got a local master branch tracking the remote master branch of a github project. Now, a collaborator …

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How do I make a branch point at a specific commit?

In Git, I understand that a branch is a pointer to a commit. How do I make a specific branch …

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