Lines Matching full:branches
69 ## Creating topic branches ##
71 Start a topic branch in your local work environment whenever you begin a change, for example when you begin work on a bug or new feature. A topic branch is not a copy of the original files; it is a pointer to a particular commit. This makes creating local branches and switching among them a light-weight operation. By using branches, you can isolate one aspect of your work from the others. For an interesting article about using topic branches, see [Separating topic branches](http://www.kernel.org/pub/software/scm/git/docs/howto/separating-topic-branches.txt).
82 ## Using topic branches ##
92 To see a list of existing branches:
98 $ repo branches
147 This will list the changes you have committed and prompt you to select which branches to upload to the review server. If there is only one branch, you will see a simple `y/n` prompt.
171 To safely remove stale topic branches:
