Syntax error when checking out a local branch [closed]-CodePudding

To confirm I have the branch I used:

$ git branch
  develop
* Stephen

Then when I try to checkout the branch to push it as a remote branch I get this error:

$ git checkout <Stephen>
bash: syntax error near unexpected token `newline'

I am just trying to push to a remote origin so if this is the wrong way to do it please tell me thanks!

CodePudding user response：

are you including the <>s for real? That's the problem, I would think. < and > have a special meaning for bash. Try

git checkout Stephen

CodePudding user response：

You can not use <Stephen> as a branch name. You have to use Stephen as a branch name. You should try this command.

git checkout Stephen