μMiniGit

Branching, Switching & Milestones

Manage diverging lines of development and tag milestones in MiniGit.

1. List Branches (minigit branch)

Lists all branches, marking the currently checked-out branch with an asterisk (*):

bash
minigit branch

2. Create a Branch (minigit branch <name>)

Creates a new branch reference pointing to the current HEAD:

bash
minigit branch feature/payments

3. Switch Branches (minigit switch)

Safely updates the working directory and index to the target branch:

bash
# Switch to existing branch
minigit switch feature/payments

# Create and switch in a single step (-c)
minigit switch -c hotfix/patch-1

4. Delete a Branch (minigit branch -d)

Safely deletes a branch reference:

bash
minigit branch -d feature/payments

5. Historic Checkout & Detached HEAD (minigit checkout)

Navigates to a specific historical commit:

bash
minigit checkout 1a0b3c58342dc2145b20756e4c7ba987e9e6a0d0d4638708c3525287f3942007

To exit detached HEAD, switch back to a named branch:

bash
minigit switch main

6. Milestones & Releases (minigit tag)

Create lightweight or annotated tags to mark releases:

bash
# List tags
minigit tag

# Lightweight tag
minigit tag v1.0.0

# Annotated tag with message and tagger identity
minigit tag -a v1.1.0 -m "Release v1.1.0"

# Delete tag
minigit tag -d v1.0.0