added: New post - Git Branch and Merge PRs

Author: Alkaison

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+title: Git Branch & Merge PR's
+author: alkaison
+date: 2023-02-10 16:00:00 +0530
+categories: [Blogging, Git & GitHub]
+tags: [git, github, git branch, git terminal, version control]
+---
+
+- In Git, a branch is a new/separate version of the main repository.
+
+- Branches allow you to work on different parts of a project without impacting the main branch. When the work is complete, a branch can be merged with the main project.
+
+- We can even switch between branches and work on different projects without them interfering with each other.
+
+### New Git Branch 
+
+```terminal
+git branch <name of branch>
+```
+
+### Check All Branches 
+
+```terminal
+git branch
+```
+
+### Switching to other branches 
+
+```terminal
+git checkout <branch name>
+```
+
+### Making a new branch and directly switching to it 
+
+```terminal
+git checkout -b <branch name>
+```
+
+### Deleting a branch
+
+```terminal
+git branch -d <branch name>
+```
+
+### Merging two branches 
+
+- It’s preferred to change/switch to master branch before any branch needs to be merged with it.
+
+```terminal
+git merge <branch name>
+```
+
+- This will merge the specified branch with our master branch.