switchBranch - Switch Git branch - MATLAB (original) (raw)

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Switch Git branch

Since R2023b

Syntax

Description

[branchDetails](#mw%5Fdefe7bfa-6d74-4c76-b937-500210389ef2) = switchBranch([repo](#mw%5F4c907829-947d-4f0c-a3f9-a17e7185a7c6),[name](#mw%5F137aa6ad-e427-4fc0-8e95-e41041648bcb)) switches to the specified local branch name in the Git™ repository repo.

example

Examples

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Navigate to your repository folder and create a repository object.

Switch to the FeatureB branch.

branchDetails = switchBranch(repo,"FeatureB");

branchDetails =

GitBranch with properties:

      Name: "FeatureB"
LastCommit: [1×1 GitCommit]  (1376b77)

Tip

Use tab completion to get the list of available local branches in your repository.

switchBranch command in the Command Window with tab completion applied on the branch name argument. Tab completion lists three local branches.

Input Arguments

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Name of the local branch, specified as a string scalar or a character vector.

Example: "BugIssue1032",'FeatureB'

Data Types: char | string

Output Arguments

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Details of the branch, returned as a matlab.git.GitBranch object.

Version History

Introduced in R2023b