Switch to a branch

Switching branches is a fundamental operation in Git that allows you to move between different lines of development seamlessly. By switching branches, you can shift your focus to a particular feature, bug fix, or experiment, while leaving the rest of the codebase undisturbed. This flexibility enables efficient collaboration and independent progress on multiple fronts within the project.

In this part of our tutorial, we will guide you through the process of switching between branches in Git, allowing you to seamlessly transition to the branch of your choice and continue development on a specific line of work.

You just created a branch now you'll need to switch to that branch to add new commits to it.

Use the git checkout command to switch to the branch issue1.

$ git checkout issue1
Switched to branch 'issue1'

Now, the history looks like this:

Next, let’s add a commit. Add the bold text below to the myfile.txt file.

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add: Register a change in an index

And commit the change.

$ git add myfile.txt
$ git commit -m "append description of the add command"
[issue1 b2b23c4] append description of the add command
 1 files changed, 1 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)

The history now looks like this: