Creating and Managing Branches

Add and manage branches from the Manage Branches window. To access it, either right-click the project node or a file in the Project panel and select Manage Branches, or use the branch menu in the status bar.

• To add a branch:

  1. Select a branch in the table, and then click Plus at the top of the window.

  2. Enter a name for the branch, click Create branch from branch_name, and then click Save.

     The branch is added to the list.

• To refresh the list of branches, click Refresh at the top of the window.
• To delete a local branch, select it, and then click Delete at the top of the window.

• To manage branches, right-click any branch and select one of the options from the menu:

  • The Checkout branch option switches to the selected branch.
  • The Rebase option rebases the current branch onto the selected branch.

  • The Merge option merges the selected branch into the current branch.

    To merge a branch into the master of a GIT remote repository, you need to have the master branch checked out in Studio and then merge the modified branch into master.

• To switch between branches, open the branch menu in the status bar, and then select the branch to switch to from the list of recently checked out branches.

Note: Branches need to be added locally in Studio from the Manage Branches window. Adding branches from the remote GIT repository may cause issues when trying to switch between branches.