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git gui equivalent to git checkout -b

Subject: git gui equivalent to git checkout -b

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3 messages between Mar 29, 2011 and Mar 31, 2011.

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Matt Seitz· Mar 29, 2011, 00:57 UTC · lore

What is the git gui equivalent to "git checkout -b"?

I have a working tree with changes that I don't want to commit to "master" yet. So I want to create a new branch to contain my changes.

If I go to "Branch->Checkout", I don't see an option to create a new branch.

If I go to "Branch->Create", I see an option to "Checkout After Creation", but I want to be sure that is the right choice.

Pat Thoyts· Mar 30, 2011, 12:56 UTC · re: Matt Seitz · lore

Re: git gui equivalent to git checkout -b

"Matt Seitz" <matseitz@cisco.com> writes:

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>What is the git gui equivalent to "git checkout -b"?
>
>I have a working tree with changes that I don't want to commit to "master" 
>yet.  So I want to create a new branch to contain my changes.
>
>If I go to "Branch->Checkout", I don't see an option to create a new branch.
>
>If I go to "Branch->Create", I see an option to "Checkout After Creation", 
>but I want to be sure that is the right choice.

Create.

% echo junk >> git-gui.sh
% git status --short --branch
## master
 M git-gui.sh

% git gui # selected Branch, Create, Name=pt/demo, Checkout after Creation
% git status --short --branch
## pt/demo
 M git-gui.sh

If we don't select 'Checkout after Creation' then we don't move to the new branch. It is created but we remain on master.

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Matt Seitz (matseitz)· Mar 31, 2011, 17:52 UTC · re: Pat Thoyts · lore

RE: git gui equivalent to git checkout -b

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> From: Pat Thoyts [mailto:patthoyts@users.sourceforge.net]
> 
> "Matt Seitz" <matseitz@cisco.com> writes:
> 
> >What is the git gui equivalent to "git checkout -b"?
> >
> >If I go to "Branch->Create", I see an option to "Checkout After

Creation",

> >but I want to be sure that is the right choice.
> 
> Create.

Thanks for your help!