---
title: Git Branch
date: 2023-11-24T12:30:50+00:00
tags: git
identifier: "20231124T123050"
---

# Branches

## Change the commit a branch points to

```
git branch -f <branch> <commit>
```
Useful if you accidentally commit to your local `main`!

[Stack  Overflow](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/5471174/move-branch-pointer-to-different-commit-without-checkout/5471197#5471197)

## Rename a branch

```
git branch -m <name>
```
or
```
git branch -m <old> <new>
```

[Stack Overflow](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/6591213/how-can-i-rename-a-local-git-branch)
## Upstream Branches

Start tracking a remote branch
```
$ git branch --set-upstream origin/branchname
```

Stop tracking the upstream branch
```
$ git branch --unset-upstream
```

## Verbose Info

Pass a few `-v` flags to `git branch` to get more useful information!

```
$ git branch -vv
  develop      c46fa42 [origin/develop] Add exciting new integration
* new-feature  a1b2c3f WIP
  main         0cd3fd3 [origin/main] Merge pull request #123
  hotfix       9a2eff5 [origin/hotfix: ahead 3, behind 2] Fix infinite loop
```