git flow sub commands ¶

Initialize Git flow in a project ¶

           git flow init

          

To start a new development branch ¶

           git flow feature start dev_branch_name

          

is equivalent to

           git checkout -b dev_branch_name dev

          

To finish an existing development branch ¶

           git flow feature finish dev_branch_name

          

is equivalent to

           git checkout dev
git merge dev_branch_name --no-ff
git branch -d dev_branch_name

          

You can do the same with releases and hotfixes.

           git flow release start release_branch_name
git flow release finish release_branch_name
git flow hotfix start release_branch_name
git flow hotfix finish release_branch_name

          

For release and hotfixes, the equivalent are

           git checkout -b new_branch_name master

          

and

           git checkout dev
git merge new_branch_name --no-ff
git checkout master
git merge new_branch_name --no-ff
git tag v1.0
git branch -d dev_branch_name

          