Create a new branch from the current branch

 Git create new branch from master or current branch (mytrashcode.com)

Create a new branch from the current branch

To create a GIT branch from the current branch, you can use three commands sequentially and expect git to create a new branch for you.

git checkout master
git pull
git checkout <already_exisiting_branch>
git checkout -b <New_branch_name>

How this works :

• It will first take you to master and pull the latest changes for all the branches of the repo.
• Then move to an existing branch
• Then creates a new branch from the existing branch with all the changes of the original branch.

There are few other ways you can create a branch. One is from a single commit and the other one is from any release tag.

How do I create a new branch based on some existing one?

If you want to base your new branch on a different existing branch, simply add that branch's name as a starting point:

$ git branch <new-branch> <base-branch>

If you're using the Tower Git client, you can simply use drag and drop to create new branches (and to merge, cherry-pick, etc.):