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.TH "GIT\-NEW\-BRANCH" "1" "03/25/2014" "depot_tools 207bff1" "Chromium depot_tools Manual"
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.SH "NAME"
git-new-branch \- Create a new branch with correct tracking information\&.
.SH "SYNOPSIS"
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.nf
\fIgit new\-branch\fR <branch_name>
\fIgit new\-branch\fR \-\-upstream_current <branch_name>
\fIgit new\-branch\fR \-\-upstream <REF> <branch_name>
\fIgit new\-branch\fR \-\-lkgr <branch_name>
.fi
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.SH "DESCRIPTION"
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Creates a new branch\&. By default the new branch will track the configured upstream for the repo (defaults to \fIorigin/master\fR)\&. If one of the other options is specified, it will track that other ref instead\&.
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Conceptually, each branch in your repo represents one \fIChange List (CL)\fR\&. If you have many independent CLs (i\&.e\&. the changes in one do not interact with/depend on the changes in another), then you should create them as new branches tracking the default upstream (i\&.e\&. git new\-branch <branch_name>)\&. If you have features which depend on each other, you should create stacked branches using git new\-branch \-\-upstream_current <branch_name>\&.
.SH "OPTIONS"
.PP
\-\-upstream_current
.RS 4
Set the tracking (upstream) branch to the currently\-checked\-out branch\&.
.RE
.PP
\-\-uptstream <REF>
.RS 4
Set the tracking (upstream) branch to <REF>\&. <REF> may be a local branch, remote branch, or a tag\&.
.RE
.PP
\-\-lkgr
.RS 4
Alias for
\-\-upstream lkgr\&.
.RE
.PP
<branch_name>
.RS 4
The name for the new branch\&.
.RE
.SH "CONFIGURATION VARIABLES"
.SS "depot\-tools\&.upstream"
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This configures the default \fIupstream\fR for all new branches\&. If it is unset, it defaults to \fIorigin/master\fR\&. This is considered to be the \fIroot\fR branch\&.
.SH "EXAMPLE"
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.if n \{\
.RS 4
.\}
.nf
\fB$ git map\-branches\fR
origin/master
  cool_feature
    subfeature
  frozen_changes *
\fB$ git new\-branch independent_cl\fR
\fB$ git map\-branches\fR
origin/master
  cool_feature
    subfeature
  frozen_changes
  independent_cl *
\fB$ git new\-branch \-\-upstream subfeature nested_cl\fR
\fB$ git map\-branches\fR
origin/master
  cool_feature
    subfeature  \fB(1)\fR
      nested_cl *
  frozen_changes
  independent_cl
\fB$ git checkout cool_feature\fR
\fB$ git new\-branch \-\-upstream_current cl_depends_on_cool_feature\fR
\fB$ git map\-branches\fR
origin/master
  cool_feature
    cl_depends_on_cool_feature *
    subfeature
      nested_cl
  frozen_changes
  independent_cl
.fi
.if n \{\
.RE
.\}
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\fB1. \fRNote that both branches are cyan because they are currently the same
\fIcommit\fR
object\&. See
\fB:git-map-branches\fR(1)
for more detail\&.
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.SH "SUGGESTED ALIASES"
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Some common short\-hand aliases\&. Feel free to add these to your \fI~/\&.gitconfig\fR file\&.
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.if n \{\
.RS 4
.\}
.nf
[alias]
  git nb = new\-branch
  git tb = new\-branch \-\-upstream_current  \fB(1)\fR
.fi
.if n \{\
.RE
.\}
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\fB1. \fRmnemonic: tb \(-> "track branch"
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.SH "SEE ALSO"
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\fBgit-rebase-update\fR(1), \fBgit-reparent-branch\fR(1), \fBgit-rename-branch\fR(1), \fBgit-upstream-diff\fR(1)
.SH "CHROMIUM DEPOT_TOOLS"
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Part of the chromium \fBdepot_tools\fR(1) suite\&. These tools are meant to assist with the development of chromium and related projects\&. Download the tools from \m[blue]\fBhere\fR\m[]\&\s-2\u[1]\d\s+2\&.
.SH "NOTES"
.IP " 1." 4
here
.RS 4
\%https://chromium.googlesource.com/chromium/tools/depot_tools.git
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