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What is the transient prefix in Magit branch?
The transient prefix command magit-branch is used to create and checkout branches, and to make changes to existing branches. It is not used to fetch, pull, merge, rebase, or push branches, i.e. this command deals with branches themselves, not with the commits reachable from them. Those features are available from separate transient command.
How do you delete a branch in Magit?
When resetting to another branch and a prefix argument is used, then the target branch is set as the upstream of the branch that is being reset. Delete one or multiple branches. If the region marks multiple branches, then offer to delete those. Otherwise, prompt for a single branch to be deleted, defaulting to the branch at point.
When to use Magit branch configure nil?
When set to nil, then no variables are displayed by that transient command, and its suffix command magit-branch-configure has to be used instead to view and change branch related variables.
How to check out a revision in Magit?
Checkout a revision read in the minibuffer and defaulting to the branch or arbitrary revision at point. If the revision is a local branch then that becomes the current branch. If it is something else then HEAD becomes detached. Checkout fails if the working tree or the staging area contain changes.
How does a remote branch work in Magit?
If the user selects a remote branch, then it creates and checks out a new local branch with the same name, and configures the selected remote branch as the push target. If the user enters a new branch name, then it creates and checks that out, after also reading the starting-point from the user.
How to push a commit to another branch in Git?
With Git Extensions you can do something like this: (Create if not existing and) checkout new branch, where you want to push your commit. Select the commit from the history, which should get commited & pushed to this branch. Right click and select Cherry pick commit. Press Cherry pick button afterwards.