Creating a new branch is an essential part of managing your Git projects. In this tutorial, we will show you how to create a new branch using the Git command line interface (CLI). With Git, creating a new branch allows you to isolate changes and work on different features or versions without affecting the main project.

To create a new branch with Git CLI, follow these steps:

1. First, locate the tagged commit that you want to check out. This can be done by checking out a tagged commit. Suppose you marked a commit that corresponds to a release version with a tag, and now you want to review the snapshot of your project at that point in time.

2. In the Commit field, specify the commit where you want to move the tag and click Create Tag. This will create a new branch based on the selected commit.

3. Alternatively, you can use the Go To Hash/Branch/Tag icon on the toolbar or press Ctrl+F to navigate to the tagged commit. Enter the tag name (code completion suggests tag names as you type) and press Enter.

4. In the Tag dialog, specify the name of an already existing tag that you want to reassign. If you've placed a tag on a wrong commit, and want to reassign it (for example, to indicate a commit for a release version), do the following:

5. You can also right-click a commit in the Log tab of the Version Control tool window (Alt+9) and select New Tag from the context menu if you do not need to specify any additional options.

6. Enter some comment in the Message field to create an annotated tag (if it's empty, a regular tag will be created). You can enter the commit hash, or use an expression, for example: ~.

7. In the Commit field, specify the commit that you want to tag. In the Tag dialog that opens, under Git Root, select the path to the local repository in which you want to tag a commit, and specify the name of the new tag.

8. Meta-data for annotated tags contains the name of the user who created them, so they allow you to check who placed them. The tag will be shown in the Log tab of the Git tool window (Alt+9).

In this tutorial, we have demonstrated how to create a new branch using the Git CLI. By following these steps, you can easily isolate changes and work on different features or versions without affecting the main project.

By creating tags with Git, you can attach important points in your project history so that you can refer to them in the future. This makes it easier to track changes and identify specific commits. With Git, managing your projects has never been easier.

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