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# Git commands for branches
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You can use Git to create, manage, and delete branches in the clone of the source repository you have on your computer (your local repo) or in your Dev Environments, and then commit and push your changes to your CodeCatalyst source repository (the remote repository). For example: 


**Common Git commands for branches**  

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|  Lists all branches in the local repo with an asterisk (`*`) displayed next to your current branch.  |  `git branch`  | 
|  Pulls information about all existing branches in the remote repository to the local repo.  |  `git fetch`  | 
|  Lists all branches in the local repo and remote tracking branches in the local repo.  |  `git branch -a`  | 
|  Lists only remote tracking branches in the local repo.  |  `git branch -r`  | 
|  Creates a branch in the local repo using the specified branch name. This branch will not appear in the remote repository until you commit and push the change.  |  `git branch branch-name`  | 
|  Creates a branch in the local repo using the specified branch name, and then switches to it.  |  `git checkout -b branch-name`  | 
|  Switches to another branch in the local repo using the specified branch name.  |  `git checkout other-branch-name`  | 
|  Pushes a branch from the local repo to the remote repository using the local repo's specified nickname for the remote repository and the specified branch name. Also sets up upstream tracking information for the branch in the local repo.  |  `git push -u remote-name branch-name`  | 
|  Merges changes from another branch in the local repo to the current branch in the local repo.   |  `git merge from-other-branch-name`  | 
|  Deletes a branch in the local repo unless it contains work that has not been merged.   |  `git branch -d branch-name`  | 
|  Deletes a branch in the remote repository using the specified nickname the local repo has for the remote repository and the specified branch name. (Note the use of the colon (`:`).) Alternatively, specify `--delete` as part of the command.  | `git push remote-name :branch-name` `git push remote-name --delete branch-name`  | 

For more information, see your Git documentation.