---
name: "git-branchless-next"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "git-branchless"
version: "0.11.1-2"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/git-branchless-next"
---

# git-branchless-next(1)

Move to a later commit in the current stack

## NAME

next - Move to a later commit in the current stack

## SYNOPSIS

**next** \[**-a**\|**--all**\] \[**-b**\|**--branch**\] \[**-o**\|**--oldest**\] \[**-n**\|**--newest**\] \[**-i**\|**--interactive**\] \[**-m**\|**--merge**\] \[**-f**\|**--force**\] \[**-h**\|**--help**\] \[*NUM\_COMMITS*\]

## DESCRIPTION

Move to a later commit in the current stack

## OPTIONS

- **-a**, **--all**

  Traverse as many commits as possible

- **-b**, **--branch**

  Move the specified number of branches rather than commits

- **-o**, **--oldest**

  When encountering multiple next commits, choose the oldest

- **-n**, **--newest**

  When encountering multiple next commits, choose the newest

- **-i**, **--interactive**

  When encountering multiple next commits, interactively prompt which to advance to

- **-m**, **--merge**

  If the local changes conflict with the destination commit, attempt to merge them

- **-f**, **--force**

  If the local changes conflict with the destination commit, discard them. (Use with caution!)

- **-h**, **--help**

  Print help (see a summary with '-h')

- \[*NUM\_COMMITS*\]

  The number of commits to traverse.

  If not provided, defaults to 1.