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A "branch" is a term used in version control systems to represent an independent line of development. Depending on the system, a repository can contain one or more branches. Branches are merged when changes need to propagate from one branch into another.

A "branch" is a term used in version control systems to represent an independent line of development. Depending on the system, a repository can contain one or more branches. Branches are merged when changes need to propagate from one branch into another.

Source: Wikipedia Branch (Version Control)

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How to find the nearest parent of a Git branch

Let's say I have the following local repository with a commit tree like this: master --> a \ \ develop c --> d \ \ feature f --> g --> h master is my this is the latest stable…
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Finding a branch point with Git?

I have a repository with branches master and A and lots of merge activity between the two. How can I find the commit in my repository when branch A was created based on master? My repository basically looks like this: -- X -- A -- B -- C -- D -- F …
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Fix GitLab error: "you are not allowed to push code to protected branches on this project"?

I have a problem when I push my code to git while I have developer access in my project, but everything is okay when I have master access. Where is the problem come from? And how to fix it? Error message: error: You are not allowed to push code to…
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How do I run git log to see changes only for a specific branch?

I have a local branch tracking the remote/master branch. After running git-pull and git-log, the log will show all commits in the remote tracking branch as well as the current branch. However, because there were so many changes made to the remote…
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Git undo local branch delete

I just deleted the wrong branch with some experimental changes I need with git branch -D branchName. How do I recover the branch?
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Your configuration specifies to merge with the from the remote, but no such ref was fetched.?

I am getting this error for pull: Your configuration specifies to merge with the ref 'refs/heads/feature/Sprint4/ABC-123-Branch' from the remote, but no such ref was fetched. This error is not coming for any other branch.The special thing…
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What are the differences between git branch, fork, fetch, merge, rebase and clone?

I want to understand the difference between a branch, a fork and a clone in Git? Similarly, what does it mean when I do a git fetch as opposed to a git pull? Also, what does rebase mean in comparison to merge? How can I squash individual commits…
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How do I see the commit differences between branches in git?

I'm on branch-X and have added a couple more commits on top of it. I want to see all the differences between MASTER and the branch that I am on in terms of commits. I could just do a git checkout master git log and then a git checkout…
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Show just the current branch in Git

Is there a Git command equivalent to: git branch | awk '/\*/ { print $2; }'
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How to determine when a Git branch was created?

Is there a way to determine when a Git branch was created? I have a branch in my repo and and I don't remember creating it and thought maybe seeing the creation timestamp would jog my memory.
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Depend on a branch or tag using a git URL in a package.json?

Say I've forked a node module with a bugfix and I want to use my fixed version, on a feature branch of course, until the bugfix is merged and released. How would I reference my fixed version in the dependencies of my package.json?
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What to do with branch after merge

I had two branches: master and branch1. I just merged branch1 back into master and I'm done with that branch. Should I delete it or just let it sit around? Will deleting it cause any loss of data?
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Renaming branches remotely in Git

If there is a repository that I only have git:// access to (and would usually just push+pull), is there a way to rename branches in that repository in the same way that I would do locally with git branch -m?
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How can I copy the content of a branch to a new local branch?

I have worked on a local branch and also pushed the changes to remote. I want to revert the changes on that branch and do something else on it, but I don't want to lose the work completely. I was thinking of something like create a new branch…
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Creating a new empty branch for a new project

We are using a git repository to store our project. We have our branches departing from the original branch. But now we want to create a small new project to track some documentation. For that we would want to create a new empty branch to start…
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