Git Branching Quick Reference Cheat Sheet

git branch <name>             # Create branch
git switch <name>             # Switch branch
git checkout -b <name>        # Create + switch
git switch -c <name>          # Create + switch (new)
git branch                    # List local branches
git branch -a                 # List all branches
git branch -r                 # List remote branches
git branch -vv                # Branches with tracking

git branch -d <name>          # Delete (safe)
git branch -D <name>          # Delete (force)
git branch -m <old> <new>     # Rename branch
git branch --merged            # Show merged branches
git branch --no-merged         # Show unmerged branches
git push origin --delete <b>   # Delete remote branch
git fetch --prune              # Clean stale refs

git push -u origin <branch>       # Push + set upstream
git checkout --track origin/<b>   # Track remote branch
git push origin <local>:<remote>  # Push with rename
git fetch origin <branch>         # Fetch specific branch
git pull origin <branch>          # Pull specific branch
git branch --set-upstream-to=origin/<b> <local>

git log main..<branch>           # Commits in branch not in main
git log <branch>..main           # Commits in main not in branch
git diff main...<branch>         # Changes introduced by branch
git diff <branch1> <branch2>     # Diff between two branches
git log --left-right main...<b>  # Show which side each commit is on

git worktree add ../path <branch>  # Checkout branch in new dir
git worktree list                  # List worktrees
git stash branch <name>            # Create branch from stash
git checkout -b <b> <start>        # Branch from specific commit
git branch --contains <commit>     # Find branches with commit
git branch --sort=-committerdate   # Sort by recent activity