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# git switch

> Switch between Git branches. Requires Git version 2.23+.
> See also `git checkout`.
> More information: <https://git-scm.com/docs/git-switch>.

- Switch to an existing branch:

`git switch {{branch_name}}`

- Create a new branch and switch to it:

`git switch --create {{branch_name}}`

- Create a new branch based on an existing commit and switch to it:

`git switch --create {{branch_name}} {{commit}}`

- Switch to the previous branch:

`git switch -`

- Switch to a branch and update all submodules to match:

`git switch --recurse-submodules {{branch_name}}`

- Switch to a branch and automatically merge the current branch and any uncommitted changes into it:

`git switch --merge {{branch_name}}`
