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title: " gerrit create-branch" sidebar: cmd_sidebar permalink: cmd-create-branch.html

NAME

gerrit create-branch - Create a new branch

SYNOPSIS

ssh -p <port> <host> gerrit create-branch
  <PROJECT>
  <NAME>
  <REVISION>

DESCRIPTION

Creates a new branch for a project.

ACCESS

Caller should have Create Reference permission on the project.

Administrators do not automatically have permission to create branches. It must be granted via the Create Reference permission.

SCRIPTING

This command is intended to be used in scripts.

OPTIONS

• <PROJECT>
  Required; name of the project.

• <NAME>
  Required; name of the branch to be created.

• <REVISION>
  Required; base revision of the new branch.

EXAMPLES

Create a new branch called newbranch from the master branch of the project myproject.

    $ ssh -p 29418 review.example.com gerrit create-branch myproject newbranch master

GERRIT

Part of Gerrit Code Review

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