You are correct. We can further split your item 1 by separating “local” and “remote” branch labels: local branches (local labels) are names that start (internally—many front-end command hide this) with refs/heads/, while “remote branches”—which are also called “remote-tracking branches”—start with refs/remotes/ and then have one more path component naming the specific remote before the … Read more
You can create the branch via a hash: git branch branchname <sha1-of-commit> Or by using a symbolic reference: git branch branchname HEAD~3 To checkout the branch when creating it, use git checkout -b branchname <sha1-of-commit or HEAD~3>
To compare the current branch against main branch: $ git diff –name-status main To compare any two branches: $ git diff –name-status firstbranch..yourBranchName There is more options to git diff in the official documentation (and specifically –name-status option).
Git fetch remote branch
How to get the current branch name in Git?
First, you create your branch locally: git checkout -b <branch-name> # Create a new branch and check it out The remote branch is automatically created when you push it to the remote server. So when you feel ready for it, you can do: git push <remote-name> <branch-name> Where <remote-name> is typically origin, the name which … Read more
Given a branch foo and a remote upstream: As of Git 1.8.0: git branch -u upstream/foo Or, if local branch foo is not the current branch: git branch -u upstream/foo foo Or, if you like to type longer commands, these are equivalent to the above two: git branch –set-upstream-to=upstream/foo git branch –set-upstream-to=upstream/foo foo As of … Read more
git-clean – Remove untracked files from the working tree Synopsis git clean [-d] [-f] [-i] [-n] [-q] [-e <pattern>] [-x | -X] [–] <path>… Description Cleans the working tree by recursively removing files that are not under version control, starting from the current directory. Normally, only files unknown to Git are removed, but if the … Read more