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git-flow-next is a branching model and a set of command-line extensions tailored to enforce that branching model for Git repositories. The underlying workflow was first described in 2010 and is designed around two long-lived branches (master (or main) for production-ready code, and develop for integration) and multiple supporting short-lived branches (feature, release, hotfix) for day-to-day development. With git-flow, each type of branch has explicit purpose and merge rules: features merge back into develop, release branches prepare towards master, and hotfixes branch off master for urgent repairs. The repository you referenced provides the actual shell scripts (and wrappers) implementing sub‐commands like git flow feature start, git flow release finish, etc., making the workflow operational rather than purely conceptual.
Features
- Shell extension commands (git flow init, feature start, release finish, hotfix start, etc) to scaffold and enforce branch workflows
- Two permanent branches (master/main, develop) with clear roles: stable production vs integration branch
- Support for short-lived branches: feature (from develop), release (from develop), hotfix (from master) with defined merge paths
- Tagging of releases automatically when merging a release branch into master to mark versions
- Customizable branch prefix settings during initialization (feature/, release/, hotfix/, etc)
- Support for maintenance branches (support, bugfix) and configuration of naming conventions
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