Git Branching Tutorial for beginners - LinuxConfig.org

Branching allows git to track multiple lines of development. This essentially allows you to have multiple versions of your project in development at the same time. For example, many projects will choose to have a stable master branch while new features or bug fixes are implemented in a development or testing branch.
This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://linuxconfig.org/git-branching-tutorial-for-beginners