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Jenkins - how to build a specific branch


Best solution can be:

Add a string parameter in the existing job enter image description here

Then in the Source Code Management section update Branches to build to use the string parameter you defined enter image description here

If you see a checkbox labeled Lightweight checkout, make sure it is unchecked.

The configuration indicated in the images will tell the jenkins job to use master as the default branch, and for manual builds it will ask you to enter branch details (FYI: by default it's set to master)enter image description here


I don't think you can both within the same jenkins job, what you need to do is to configure a new jenkins job which will have access to your github to retrieve branches and then you can choose which one to manually build.

Just mark it as a parameterized build, specify a name, and a parameter configured as git parameter

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and now you can configure git options:

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To checkout the branch via Jenkins scripts use:

stage('Checkout SCM') {    git branch: 'branchName', credentialsId: 'your_credentials', url: "giturlrepo"}