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If a new branch is created, the version history bifurcates at this point and is being kept separately for Master and the new branch. Users can synchronize local clones with either of them (this process is called checkout) and can commit and push to one or the other (provided that they have permission to push to the Master branch -- the project owner can restrict the permission to that). At a later stage, if it turns out that the content of the new branch is useful, it can be re-included into the Master branch -- this is called Merging.
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**Create a new branch**
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**Creating a new branch**
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In the following, we assume that you have access to a repository called MyProject on OpenVT, which you have readily cloned to your own computer. Open a terminal and browse into the respective folder. In order to make sure to have the latest version of the content, do a
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