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Branches, remotes & push

Branches are cheap pointers. main stays stable. Feature branches isolate work. Remote tracks GitHub.

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Create and switch branches

git switch -c feature/login. Work. commit. main unchanged until merge.

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Example

git switch -c feature/hello
echo "hello" > hello.txt
git add hello.txt
git commit -m "feat: add hello"
git switch main
# hello.txt not here
git switch feature/hello
# hello.txt back

Do this now

Create feature branch, add file, commit, switch back to main — file gone (expected).

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Chapter learning outcomes
  • branch / checkout / switch
  • push -u origin
  • pull / fetch
  • Tracking branches

Clear these before you leave

Side quest

Branch naming

Adopt pattern: feature/, fix/, docs/ — use consistently.