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Create an orphan branch i.e. branch with no parent commit

suggest change 
git checkout --orphan new-orphan-branch
The first commit made on this new branch will have no parents and it will be the root of a new history totally disconnected from all the other branches and commits.

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Branching:
* Syntax
* Creating and checking out new branches
* Listing branches
* Delete a remote branch
* Quick switch to the previous branch
* Check out a new branch tracking a remote branch
* Delete a branch locally
* Create an orphan branch i.e. branch with no parent commit
* Rename a branch
* Searching in branches
* Push branch to remote
* Move current branch HEAD to an arbitrary commit
* Overwrite single file in current working directory with the same from another branch
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