Git copy branch - How can I copy the content of a branch to a new local branch?

Question

I have worked on a local branch and also pushed the changes to remote. I want to revert the changes on that branch and do something else on it, but I don't want to lose the work completely. I was thinking of something like creating a new branch locally and copy the old branch there, then I can revert the changes and continue working on the old branch. Is there a better way maybe? Or how do I do this?

Answer 1

$ git checkout old_branch

$ git branch new_branch

This command will give you a new branch "new_branch" with the same state as "old_branch".

This command can be combined to the following:

$ git checkout -b new_branch old_branch

Answer 2

This is achievable through the creation of a new branch that starts from the current state in which you do not have to lose your work. Here is how to create it:

Create a New Branch:

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 git checkout -b new-branch

 

Switch back to your old branch:

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 git checkout old-branch

Revert the changes on the old branch:

If you have made a last commit in your code and want to undo that commit.

The code will be:

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 git reset --hard HEAD~1

That means you could hold all of your new branch changes there, reverting later when you may need to again start work on the old branch.