Switching branch on Xcode 9

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Alexander MacLeod picture Alexander MacLeod · Jun 6, 2017 · Viewed 32.3k times · Source

I am having trouble finding the menu item to switch branch using Xcode 9. The working copies menu seems to have disappeared. Any ideas?

Xcode 9

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Answer

vadian picture vadian · Jun 6, 2017
  • Press ⌘2 to open the new Source Control Navigator.
  • Right-click on the master icon.

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To switch to a different branch

  • Right-click on a non-current branch
  • Choose Checkout...
  • Press ↩ or click on the Checkout button.

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