git branch workflow: 7 easy steps (video)

https://youtu.be/osNp79ew8f8

Transcription

Hello
This is amir
Today we are going to talk about git branching workflow
I will go through it step by step and help you understand the process

So let’s get started

First Step

The very first thing you should do is to make sure you are in the master branch. That way your new branch would be updated with all the latest changes in the master branch.
And in order to do that we need to run the command

Second Step

Then, run the command

to make sure there is nothing to commit.

Third Step

Now it’s time to create a new branch. To do that we have 2 ways:

1- The first one is to create a branch and then checkout to it

And then go to it with

2- The second way which is my favorite way is to combine the two mentioned commands. And we can achieve it by running this command

The -b flag is telling git to create a new branch and then go to it

I’d like to add a side note about branch names. When you are working on a big project, sometimes it gets hard to track why a certain branch was created in the first place. I personally like to prefix the branches and give them a descriptive name. For example if we are adding a new feature for orders I would name it

Or if there is an issue I would name it

Fourth Step

Ok as the 4th step, it’s time to do whatever you need to do.

Fifth Step

After you committed all your changes it’s time to go back and start the merging process.
And to do that you need to go to master branch first. So run the command

Sixth Step

And now you can merge your branch with the master branch by running this command

* After this step there might be some merge conflicts. If there are then
Fix those and then run this command again.
Seventh Step

The last step is not necessary but it’s always a good idea to clean up afterwards.
In order to delete the branch that you’ve already merged run

The -d flag means delete the branch.
If you have not merged it already then git will show you a message saying that you haven’t merged it yet. It’s not possible to delete it.
Sometimes you really don’t want to merge it and you want to delete the branch. In that case you have to force the delete
You can do it by capitalizing the -d flag. And your command would be like this

And your done

Key Takeaways

Just a quick recap

We talked about 7 step git branching workflow to add a new feature or work on an issue
The steps were:

1. Git checkout master
2. Git status
3. Git checkout -b branch-name
4. Code & Commit
5. Git checkout master
6. Git merge branch-name
7. Git branch -d branch-name

Final Words

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That’s it
Have a wonderful day.

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