git-branch-script(1) ==================== NAME ---- git-branch-script - Create a new branch. SYNOPSIS -------- 'git-branch-script' [ [start-point]] DESCRIPTION ----------- If no argument is provided, show available branches and mark current branch with star. Otherwise, create a new branch of name . If a starting point is also specified, that will be where the branch is created, otherwise it will be created at the current HEAD. OPTIONS ------- :: The name of the branch to create. start-point:: Where to make the branch; defaults to HEAD. Author ------ Written by Linus Torvalds and Junio C Hamano Documentation -------------- Documentation by Junio C Hamano and the git-list . GIT --- Part of the link:git.html[git] suite