

To delete a branch, right-click the branch and select Delete. Checkout is also available by right-clicking a branch. To checkout a different branch, double click on the branch label on the left panel or via the graph.

When you create a new branch, GitKraken Client will automatically checkout the branch for you: Right click to create a new branch. If you find yourself on the wrong branch, stash your changes, switch to the correct branch, and then pop the stash. New commits are added to the checked out branch. Checking out branchesīranch checkout updates files in the working directory to reflect the version defined by that branch. Right click on any existing commit to create a branch:Ī branch is a pointer to a specific commit in the repo, rather than making entire copies of the working directory files.īranches allow you to isolate new work from other areas of the repository, and consider implementing GitFlow as a merging strategy. When starting work on a new feature or bug, create a new branch. Learn how to branch and merge in GitKraken Client.
