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git switch — Switch between Git branches. Requires Git version 2.23+. See also: `git checkout`. More information:

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Problem

How to use the git switch command: Switch between Git branches. Requires Git version 2.23+. See also: git checkout. More information: <https://git-scm.com/docs/git-switch>.

Solution

git switch — Switch between Git branches. Requires Git version 2.23+. See also: git checkout. More information: <https://git-scm.com/docs/git-switch>.

Switch to an existing branch:
git switch {{branch_name}}


Create a new branch and switch to it:
git switch {{[-c|--create]}} {{branch_name}}


Create a new branch based on an existing commit and switch to it:
git switch {{[-c|--create]}} {{branch_name}} {{commit}}


Switch to the previous branch:
git switch -


Switch to a branch and update all submodules to match:
git switch --recurse-submodules {{branch_name}}


Switch to a branch and automatically merge the current branch and any uncommitted changes into it:
git switch {{[-m|--merge]}} {{branch_name}}


Switch to a tag:
git switch {{[-d|--detach]}} {{tag}}

Code Snippets

Switch to an existing branch

git switch {{branch_name}}

Create a new branch and switch to it

git switch {{[-c|--create]}} {{branch_name}}

Create a new branch based on an existing commit and switch to it

git switch {{[-c|--create]}} {{branch_name}} {{commit}}

Switch to the previous branch

git switch -

Switch to a branch and update all submodules to match

git switch --recurse-submodules {{branch_name}}

Context

tldr-pages: common/git switch

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