Git — Switch Branch

Basic Switch

# Old way
git checkout branch-name

# New way
git switch branch-name

Switch and Create

git checkout -b new-branch

# Or
git switch -c new-branch

Switch to Previous

git checkout -

# Or
git switch -

What Happens When Switching

1. Files in working directory change
2. HEAD points to new branch
3. Staged changes may be lost (warning)

Safe Switch

# Stash changes first
git stash
git switch branch-name
git stash pop

View Current Branch

git branch
# Current branch has *

Mini Practice

1. Switch between branches
2. Create and switch
3. Switch to previous branch
4. Handle uncommitted changes

Up Next

Continue with Delete Branch — deleting branches.