not able to create new branch in Git

[ghost]

Issue Type: Bug

when you click the bottom left Git Branch name in Visual studio code and click " create new branch" and then if you give the new branch name and then press Enter button, " not working "- Error

VS Code version: Code 1.31.0 (7c66f58, 2019-02-05T22:35:56.624Z)
OS version: Windows_NT x64 10.0.16299

System Info

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Memory (System)	7.91GB (1.49GB free)
Process Argv
Screen Reader	no
VM	0%

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Thanks for submitting this issue. Please also check if it is already covered by an existing one, like:

• Git: Preserve open files list when switching branches (#35307)
• Suggestion: Create git branch action in checkout dropdown after typing in new branch name (#60895)
• Try resolve git branches beginning with '@' before replacing with symbolic full path (#66097)
• Right-click on branch name (#1797)
• Git: Support to create local branch from specific remote branch (#55732)

[ashvin777]

+1

[joaomoreno]

What error do you see?

[ashvin777]

I am talking about the flow triggered from "Create branch" option under Cmd + Shift + p menu

Now I understood why it is not working. Earlier I used to create a new branch in just 2 steps and now I see that another step is introduced to select ref branch. Not sure why there is a need of selecting the additional ref branch, it makes more sense to take the current branch as reference just like it does in git branch -b xx command.

[xblitz]

Seems to be the same issue as #68918 , Create Branch workflow now has an additional step. which might be confused by current users that it didnt work :/ maybe this could become a setting

[joaomoreno]

/duplicate #68918

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