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Git tip: switch to previous branch (programming.dev)
submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by canpolat@programming.dev to c/git@programming.dev
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You can use git switch - to switch to the previous branch. In the following example, we see switching back and forth between branches main and my_dev_branch:

C:\git\my-repo [my_dev_branch]> git switch -
Switched to branch 'main'
Your branch is up to date with 'origin/main'.
C:\git\my-repo [main ≡]> git switch -
Switched to branch 'my_dev_branch'
C:\git\my-repo [my_dev_branch]>

Edit: Old habits die hard. Updated to use switch instead of checkout since switch has a clearer responsibility. Obviously they work exactly the same for this scenario.

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[–] jnareb@programming.dev 1 points 1 year ago

Note that git checkout - / git switch - examine reflog to find previous branch. Which means if you renamed the branch, at least current version of Git would be unable to run git switch -.

[–] vampatori@feddit.uk 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Which follows the similar functionality used by the cd - command to switch to the previous directory you were in. Very handy!

[–] invicticide@programming.dev 1 points 1 year ago

You can do what 👀

[–] JackbyDev@programming.dev 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Use switch, boomer!

[–] Hexarei@programming.dev 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

What's the difference? Genuine question

[–] mvirts@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Well one starts with an s, the other with a c... :P

They changed the command to clarify what it does, checkout was / is used for switching branches as well as branch creation but has connotations of doing some locking in the repo from older vcs software.... I think. the new commands are switch and branch. check the docs

Idk what the deal is with switch, I thought it wasn't supposed to be creating branches but right in the docs there's a flag for it???

Im the kind of user that just deletes .git and starts over when I f up the repo, so take my git advice with a tablespoon of salt.

[–] ray_gay@programming.dev 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I switch to using switch since git switch auto-creates the local branch from the remote branch, if the branch doesn't exist yet, and a remote branch with the corresponding name exists.
Also git switch -c for auto-creating a new branch, even if there is no remote branch for it

[–] jnareb@programming.dev 1 points 1 year ago

If I remember it correctly, git checkout also automatically creates the local branch from the remote branch (of the same name), and sets up tracking.