What command should you type to create and switch over to a new branch?

The correct answer is B. git checkout -b newBranchName. git checkout -b <new-branch> Create a new branch named <new-branch>, start it at <start-point>, and check the resulting [Not C] git checkout [<branch>] To prepare for working on <branch>, switch to it by updating the index and the files in the working tree, and by pointing HEAD…

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Agit checkout -n newBranchName
Bgit checkout -b newBranchName
Cgit checkout newBranchName
Dgit branch newBranchName

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git checkout -b <new-branch> Create a new branch named <new-branch>, start it at <start-point>, and check the resulting [Not C] git checkout [<branch>] To prepare for working on <branch>, switch to it by updating the index and the files in the working tree, and by pointing HEAD at the branch. Local modifications to the files in the working tree are kept, so that they can be committed to the <branch>. https://git-scm.com/docs/git-checkout

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