Lesson 02 · 11 min
Branches, switching, merge
A branch is a movable pointer to a commit. A feature lives separately, then gets merged.
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main (or master) is an ordinary branch, not a shrine. git branch feature creates a pointer. git switch feature moves the working folder onto that line. New commits go into feature. main stays put until you merge.
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