how to make a new branch git
$ git checkout -b [name_of_your_new_branch]
create a new branch based on another branch
//when on branch 'dev' make branch 'myFeature' off of 'dev'
git checkout -b myfeature dev
git command to create a branch from another branch
$ git checkout -b myfeature dev
how to branch from a branch in git
$ git checkout -b myFeature dev