Create Git Branch With Current Changes

Answer :

If you hadn't made any commit yet, only (1: branch) and (3: checkout) would be enough.

Or, in one command: git checkout -b newBranch

As mentioned in the git reset man page:

$ git branch topic/wip     # (1)
$ git reset --hard HEAD~3  # (2)  NOTE: use $git reset --soft HEAD~3 (explanation below)
$ git checkout topic/wip   # (3)

1. You have made some commits, but realize they were premature to be in the "master" branch. You want to continue polishing them in a topic branch, so create "topic/wip" branch off of the current HEAD.


2. Rewind the master branch to get rid of those three commits.


3. Switch to "topic/wip" branch and keep working.

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Note: due to the "destructive" effect of a git reset --hard command (it does resets the index and working tree. Any changes to tracked files in the working tree since <commit> are discarded), I would rather go with:

$ git reset --soft HEAD~3  # (2)

This would make sure I'm not losing any private file (not added to the index).

The --soft option won't touch the index file nor the working tree at all (but resets the head to <commit>, just like all modes do).

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With Git 2.23+, the new command git switch would create the branch in one line (with the same kind of reset --hard, so beware of its effect):

git switch -f -c topic/wip HEAD~3

Like stated in this question: Git: Create a branch from unstagged/uncommited changes on master: stash is not necessary.

Just use:

git checkout -b topic/newbranch

Any uncommitted work will be taken along to the new branch.

If you try to push you will get the following message

fatal: The current branch feature/NEWBRANCH has no upstream branch. To
push the current branch and set the remote as upstream, use

git push --set-upstream origin feature/feature/NEWBRANCH

Just do as suggested to create the branch remotely:

git push --set-upstream origin feature/feature/NEWBRANCH

Follow these steps:

1. Create a new branch:

   
   
   

   git branch newfeature
   




2. Checkout new branch: (this will not reset your work.)

   
   
   

   git checkout newfeature
   




3. Now commit your work on this new branch:

   
   
   

   git commit -s
   

Using above steps will keep your original branch clean and you dont have to do any 'git reset --hard'.