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+title: Move commits from master to a new branch
+type: snippet
+language: git
+tags: [branch,repository]
+author: chalarangelo
+cover: red-succulent
+dateModified: 2021-04-13T21:10:59+03:00
+---
+
+Moves local commits from the `master` branch to a new branch.
+
+- Use `git branch <branch>` to create a new branch at the tip of the current `master`.
+- Use `git reset HEAD~<n> --hard` to rewind back `<n>` commits and discard changes.
+- Use `git checkout <branch>` to switch to the new branch.
+- Only works if the changes have only been committed locally and not pushed to the remote.
+
+```shell
+git branch <branch>
+git reset HEAD~<n> --hard
+git checkout <branch>
+```
+
+```shell
+git checkout master
+git add .
+git commit -m "Fix network bug"
+git branch patch-1
+# `patch-1` branch is created containing the commit "Fix network bug"
+git reset HEAD~1 --hard # Remove the commit from `master`
+git checkout patch-1
+```