

In the Branches popup or in the Branches pane of the Git tool window select a local or a remote branch that you want to start a new branch from and choose New Branch from Selected. The new branch will start from the current branch HEAD. Once you start typing a name for your new branch, P圜harm will suggest relevant prefixes based on the names of existing local branches. In the dialog that opens, specify the branch name, and make sure the Checkout branch option is selected if you want to switch to that branch.

In the Branches popup, choose New Branch or right-click the current branch in the Branches pane of the Git tool window and choose New Branch from 'branch name'. Create new branch Create a new branch from current branch You can also manage branches and perform batch operations with multiple branches in the Branches pane of the Git tool window. To invoke it, click the Git widget in the Status bar (it shows the name of the branch that is currently checked out): In P圜harm, all operations with branches are performed in the Git Branches popup. In Git, branching is a powerful mechanism that allows you to diverge from the main development line, for example, when you need to work on a feature, or freeze a certain state of a code base for a release, and so on.
