Git 브랜치는 커밋 ID를 가리키는 이동 가능한 이름입니다. 현재 브랜치에서 새 커밋을 만들면 그 이름이 새 커밋으로 옮겨집니다.
데모는 main 포인터가 A에서 B를 거쳐 C로 이동하는 동안 이전 커밋이 그래프에 남는 모습을 단계별로 보여줍니다. 브랜치 이름을 삭제해도 커밋 객체가 즉시 삭제되는 것은 아닙니다.
언제 쓰나
브랜치 생성·전환·머지에서 이름과 커밋을 구분할 때 유용합니다.
브랜치 이름은 커밋을 가리키며 새 커밋 때 앞으로 이동합니다.
<div class="demo path"><div class="heading"><strong>BRANCH POINTER</strong><span class="live">LIVE</span></div><div class="scene"><div class="diagram pointer">
<div class="pointer-label dynamic">main → A</div>
<div class="commits"><span class="box cue " data-cue="0">A</span><span class="arrow" aria-hidden="true">→</span><span class="box cue " data-cue="1">B</span><span class="arrow" aria-hidden="true">→</span><span class="box cue " data-cue="2">C</span></div>
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@media(max-width:350px){.demo{padding:8px}.diagram{font-size:12px}.folder{gap:2px}.folder small{display:none}.arrow{font-size:15px}.graph-row b{width:38px}.diff-card{padding:3px 5px}}const moments=[{"focus":0,"label":"main initially points to A","cells":["A","B","C","main → A"]},{"focus":1,"label":"New commit B advances main","cells":["A","B","C","main → B"]},{"focus":2,"label":"New commit C advances main","cells":["A","B","C","main → C"]}];let n=0;const cues=[...document.querySelectorAll('[data-cue]')],ticks=[...document.querySelectorAll('.ticks i')],caption=document.getElementById('caption'),dynamic=document.querySelector('.dynamic');function show(){const m=moments[n];cues.forEach(el=>el.classList.toggle('active',el.dataset.cue.split(',').includes(String(m.focus))));if(dynamic&&m.cells)dynamic.textContent=m.cells[m.cells.length-1];ticks.forEach((el,i)=>el.classList.toggle('active',i===n));caption.textContent=m.label;n=(n+1)%moments.length}show();let timer=setInterval(show,1050);document.querySelector('.demo').addEventListener('pointerdown',()=>{clearInterval(timer);show()})Git 브랜치는 커밋 ID를 가리키는 이동 가능한 이름입니다. 현재 브랜치에서 새 커밋을 만들면 그 이름이 새 커밋으로 옮겨집니다.
데모는 main 포인터가 A에서 B를 거쳐 C로 이동하는 동안 이전 커밋이 그래프에 남는 모습을 단계별로 보여줍니다. 브랜치 이름을 삭제해도 커밋 객체가 즉시 삭제되는 것은 아닙니다.
브랜치 생성·전환·머지에서 이름과 커밋을 구분할 때 유용합니다.