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Asked: May 24, 20262026-05-24T03:16:38+00:00 2026-05-24T03:16:38+00:00

For example, if I am branch A , and created new branch B with

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For example, if I am branch A, and created new branch B with the command

git checkout -b B

is there any way that sometimes later I can find out where branch B copied from?? (A) in this case

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    2026-05-24T03:16:39+00:00Added an answer on May 24, 2026 at 3:16 am

    You could do git merge-base branchX branchY that will give you the common parent. That will tell you when it split off the branch, but there is no way to tell who it split off of.

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