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# Clone the repository to your local machine if you haven't already
git clone <repository_url>

# Change to the repository directory
cd <repository_directory>

# Create a new branch
git branch <branch_name>

# Switch to the newly created branch
git checkout <branch_name>

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# create new branch
git checkout -b new-branch-name;

# go to existing branch
git checkout existing-branch-name;

# check what branch is currently being used
git branch;

# how to figure out other intersting things ;)
man git;

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git checkout -b [name_of_your_new_branch]

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# Clone the repository to your local machine
$ git clone <repository_url>

# Change into the repository directory
$ cd <repository_name>

# Create a new branch using the git branch command
$ git branch <new_branch_name>

# Switch to the newly created branch using the git checkout command
$ git checkout <new_branch_name>

# Push the new branch to the remote repository on GitHub
$ git push origin <new_branch_name>

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import requests

# Define the repository details
username = "<your_username>"
repository = "<your_repository>"
branch_name = "<new_branch_name>"
base_branch = "master"

# Set the necessary headers for authentication
headers = {
    "Authorization": "Bearer <access_token>",
    "Accept": "application/vnd.github.v3+json"
}

# Create the branch
url = f"https://api.github.com/repos/{username}/{repository}/git/refs"
data = {
    "ref": f"refs/heads/{branch_name}",
    "sha": f"refs/heads/{base_branch}"
}

response = requests.post(url, json=data, headers=headers)

if response.status_code == 201:
    print("New branch created successfully!")
else:
    print("Failed to create new branch.")
    print(response.json())

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import requests

def create_branch(repo_owner, repo_name, branch_name):
    base_url = 'https://api.github.com/repos'
    api_url = f'{base_url}/{repo_owner}/{repo_name}/git/refs'
    auth = ('username', 'access_token')  # Replace with your own username and access token
    
    # Get the latest commit SHA of the branch you want to branch off from
    response = requests.get(f'{base_url}/{repo_owner}/{repo_name}/git/refs/heads/main')
    latest_commit_sha = response.json()["object"]["sha"]
    
    # Create a new branch
    payload = {
        "ref": f'refs/heads/{branch_name}',
        "sha": latest_commit_sha
    }
    response = requests.post(api_url, json=payload, auth=auth)
    
    if response.status_code == 201:
        print(f'New branch "{branch_name}" created successfully!')
    else:
        print(f'Failed to create branch. Error: {response.json()}')

# Usage example
create_branch('your_username', 'your_repository', 'new-branch-name')

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