To create a new local branch from another branch, push it to the remote repository, and make it trackable, follow these steps:
- Create a new local branch from an existing branch:
git checkout -b new-branch-name existing-branch-name
git branch new-branch-name existing-branch-name
- Push the new local branch to the remote repository:
git push -u origin new-branch-name
The -u
option in the git push
command sets the upstream branch for the new local branch. This means that the new local branch will be associated with the remote branch of the same name (new-branch-name
).
After running this command, you should see output similar to:
Total 0 (delta 0), reused 0 (delta 0)
remote:
remote: Create a pull request for 'new-branch-name' on GitHub by visiting:
remote: https://github.com/your-username/your-repo/pull/new/new-branch-name
To https://github.com/your-username/your-repo.git
* [new branch] new-branch-name -> new-branch-name
Branch 'new-branch-name' set up to track remote branch 'new-branch-name' from 'origin'.
Now, your new local branch new-branch-name
is tracked by the remote branch new-branch-name
on the origin
remote.
- Work on the new branch and commit changes:
git add .
git commit -m "Commit message"
- Push changes to the remote branch:
git push
Since the local branch is now tracking the remote branch, you can use git push
without specifying the remote and branch names.
- Pull changes from the remote branch:
git pull
Similarly, you can use git pull
to fetch and merge changes from the remote branch into your local branch.
By following these steps, you've created a new local branch, pushed it to the remote repository, and set up tracking between the local and remote branches. This allows you to easily push and pull changes between your local branch and the corresponding remote branch.