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Git - have open 2 branches at the same time

Relieved Rabbit answered on September 1, 2022 Popularity 8/10 Helpfulness 4/10

answer Git - have open 2 branches at the same time

Git - have open 2 branches at the same time

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With git you can only have one branch checked out at a time, but wait there is a solution! By utilising the git worktree command, you can create a second worktree for the same repository in a different directory. You can then open that work tree in visual studio to have two different branches checked out.

Let's say you have C:\projects\the_project and you want to make a new work tree at e.g, C:\projects\the_project_2, open git bash, navigate to the project's directory and run

git worktree add ../the_project_2 <branch>

where is the branch you want checked out in the new work tree.

This will create a new directory "C:\projects\the_project_2") and checkout the branch into it, without having to re-clone the repository.

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