Git Flow playground

    Type git and git flow commands and watch the branches form. main ships, develop collects the next release, and short-lived branches come and go.

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    The branches

    • mainWhat is in production. Every commit is a release. Forever
    • developThe integration branch for the next release. Forever
    • feature/*One issue, branched from develop. Until merged
    • bugfix/*A bug found before release, branched from develop. Until merged
    • release/*Preparing a version: final checks, version number. Until released
    • hotfix/*An urgent production fix, branched from main. Until released

    The rules

    1. 1Never commit directly to main or develop.
    2. 2Features and bugfixes start from develop and return to develop through a pull request.
    3. 3A release branch is cut from develop, merged into main and back into develop, and tagged.
    4. 4A hotfix is cut from main, merged into main and develop, and tagged.

    Quick commands

    The prompt suggests the next Git Flow step: press Tab to write it, Enter to run it, Esc to leave the prompt. ↑ ↓ for history. Click a commit to paste its hash.