In this post, we will look at how to create a new branch in GitHub from Visual Studio.
Method 1 – Creating a Branch in GitHub.com
Let’s look at our GitHub repo for out app called my-console-app:
In Visual Studio, we have a project that points to this GitHub repo:
In the bottom right, we see we are connected to the Master branch:
From GitHub, we can create a new branch by clicking on Branch: Master and enter a new branch name:
Enter a name and click Create branch:
We are now in Release1:
Now, if we go to Visual Studio, the new branch won’t be there. We will need to Sync. Press on the Home icon, then Sync:
Double click to make it the current branch:
Let’s update the Release1 branch in VS:
And under Changes, press Commit:
This commits the change locally. Now press Sync to send to GitHub:
And Push:
GitHub is now updated:
Method 2 – Creating a Branch in Visual Studio
Let’s create Release2 in Visual Studio.
We now see:
In GitHub, there is no Release2 branch:
Update the code:
Commit locally:
Note the message. Click Push:
We see success:
In GitHub, we see Release2 created:
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