Git branch
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Overview
git branch is used to perform branch-related operations: listing existing branches, creating new local and remote branches, renaming branches and deleting branches.
Use git checkout to check out the content of a branch in the local work area.
For a description of the concepts behind Git branches, see:
List Existing Branches
The local (topic) branches in the repository are displayed by executing git branch without any argument, or with the default --list argument:
git branch [--list]
The output of the command reflects the content of the .git/refs/heads/ directory.
The tracking branches are displayed by executing:
git branch -r
The output of the command reflects the content of the .git/refs/remotes/<remote-name> directories.
To display both local and tracking branches, use:
git branch -a