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 happens to the default branch when you clone a repository?

How does Git create a tracking branch when cloning a remote repository?

What is a tracking branch in Git?

What is the difference between a local branch and a tracking branch?

How can you verify which branches are tracking branches in your local repository?

Explain the significance of the 'origin' prefix in tracking branches.

What steps would you take to create a new tracking branch for a remote branch?