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git checkout / git switch

command

Switch between branches. git switch is the modern command; git checkout also switches branches.

Syntax

git switch <branch> git checkout <branch>

Example

bash
git switch main             # switch to main
git switch feature/login    # switch to branch
git switch -c feature/new   # create and switch

# Legacy (checkout)
git checkout main
git checkout -b feature/new # create and switch