Create a new branch pointing at a target commit

Create a new branch pointing at a target commit

Delete an existing branch reference

Create an iterator which loops over the requested branches

Retrieve the next branch from the iterator

Free a branch iterator

Move/rename an existing local branch reference

Lookup a branch by its name in a repository

Get the branch name

Get the upstream of a branch

Set a branch's upstream branch

Get the upstream name of a branch

Determine if HEAD points to the given branch

Determine if any HEAD points to the current branch

Find the remote name of a remote-tracking branch

Retrieve the upstream remote of a local branch

Retrieve the upstream merge of a local branch

Determine whether a branch name is valid, meaning that (when prefixed with refs/heads/) that it is a valid reference name, and that any additional branch name restrictions are imposed (eg, it cannot start with a -)