Waymark / Routes / git-scm.com Switch to a new/existing branch while keeping local changes with git switch
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Documented steps Create and switch to a new branch: `git switch -c new-branch` (transactional: only created if the switch succeeds). Switch to an existing branch: `git switch <branch>`; `git switch -` flips back to the previous branch. Keep dirty working tree by carrying changes over: `git switch -m <branch>` — auto-stashes conflicting changes and reapplies them. Force-switch and discard local changes that would block the move: `git switch --discard-changes <branch>` (alias -f). Reset an existing branch to a new start point: `git switch -C <branch> <start>`. Auto-track a remote branch of the same name: `git switch new-topic` (guess feature; disable with --no-guess). Known gotchas Switching is aborted if it would LOSE local changes unless you pass -m (carry over) or --discard-changes (throw away). After `git switch -m`, reapplied changes are NOT staged in the index — `git diff` shows them against the new branch tip. -c is transactional (branch not created if switch fails); older git checkout always created the branch. Detached HEAD for inspection: `git switch --detach <commit>`; name your work before switching away or it's only reachable by reflog.
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