Creating A Branch

To start a new branch, use git branch followed by the name you want:

git branch feature-login

This creates a new branch pointing at the current commit. It does not switch to it. You stay on the branch you were on, but a new pointer now exists at the same place.

Listing branches confirms the new one was created:

git branch
  feature-login
* main

Branch names are conventionally lowercase and use hyphens between words. Common patterns include feature-x, fix-bug-123, and experiment-y.