Branches

main is the default branch for studio repos. New work goes on a named branch, then a pull request merges it.

Create a branch

From the latest main:

git checkout main
git pull origin main
git checkout -b docs/git-handbook

Use a short name that says what the change is: docs/…, fix/…, feature/…. Godot collaborators on WAB-Project-1 use feature/<short-description> and fix/<short-description> — see that repo’s CONTRIBUTING.md.

Switch and update

git checkout docs/git-handbook
git pull origin main

Pull main into your branch before a PR if main moved, so the review is not fighting old code.

Typical flow

1. Branch off main
2. Commit and push
3. Open a pull request
4. After merge, switch back: git checkout main && git pull