Complete Git Guide: Understand and Master Git and GitHub - What is Tracking Branch?

This video tutorial explains the concept of local and tracking branches in Git. It covers how Git automatically creates a single tracking branch when cloning a repository and how to identify and create additional tracking branches. The tutorial also discusses the default branch in GitHub and how to change it. Visual diagrams are used to illustrate the presence of tracking branches in both local and remote repositories. The video concludes with a demonstration of verifying tracking branches and creating a new feature branch.

What command is used to manage local branches in Git?

• git branch

• git checkout

• git commit

• git merge

What is a tracking branch in Git?

• A branch that is used for merging

• A branch that is deleted after use

• A branch that is connected to a specific remote branch

• A branch that tracks changes in the local repository

In the diagram, which branch is present in the remote repository but absent in the local repository?

• release

• BR1

• master

• Temp

How can you verify which branches are tracking branches?

• By using the command 'git diff'

• By using the command 'git status'

• By using the command 'git log'

• By using the command 'git branch -v'

What information is displayed when you use 'git branch -v'?

• The list of all remote branches

• The commit history of the branch

• The changes made in the last commit

• The local branches and their corresponding remote branches

What is the first step to create a new tracking branch?

• Check out the remote branch

• Merge the branch with master

• Clone the repository again

• Delete the existing branch

What happens when you check out a remote branch?

• The local branch is renamed

• The local branch is merged with the remote branch

• The remote branch is deleted

• A new local branch is created and connected to the remote branch