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# gt branch create

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Create a branch

## Synopsis

```text
Create a branch on the server from another branch, a tag or a commit; the default branch unless --source names one.
```

```
gt branch create <branch> [flags]
```

## Examples

```
# Branch off the default branch
$ gt branch create feature/login

# Branch off a tag or a commit
$ gt branch create hotfix/1.0.1 --source v1.0.0
$ gt branch create bisect --source 3f2a9c1
```

## Options

```
  -h, --help            help for create
  -s, --source string   Branch, tag or commit to start from (default: the default branch)
```

## Options inherited from parent commands

```
      --cwd directory       Working directory for repository discovery
      --debug               Log the method, URL, status, and duration of each HTTP request to stderr
      --host URL            Gitea instance URL, including any base path
      --interactive         Allow prompts with machine output
  -q, --jq expression       Filter JSON output using a jq expression; implies --json
      --json fields[="*"]   Output JSON with the specified comma-separated fields, or all fields
      --no-input            Disable prompts and implicit editor/browser interactions
      --remote remote       Git remote used for repository discovery
  -R, --repo OWNER/REPO     Select a repository as OWNER/REPO or URL
      --sudo user           Perform API requests as this user (requires an administrator account)
      --user name           Account name on the selected instance
  -y, --yes                 Accept confirmations without prompting
```

## SEE ALSO

* [gt branch](../branch/index.md): Manage remote branches and protection rules