git: Add base branch support to create_branch (#42151)

Closes [#41674](https://github.com/zed-industries/zed/issues/41674)

Description:
Creating a branch from a base requires switching to the base branch
first, then creating the new branch and checking out to it, which
requires multiple operations.

Add base_branch parameter to create_branch to allow a new branch from a
base branch in one operation which is synonymous to the command `git
switch -c <new-branch> <base-branch>`.

Below is the video after solving the issue: 

(`master` branch is the default branch here, and I create a branch
`new-branch-2` based off the `master` branch. I also show the error
which used to appear before the fix.)

[Screencast from 2025-11-07
05-14-32.webm](https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/d37d1b58-af5f-44e8-b867-2aa5d4ef3d90)

Release Notes:

- Fixed the branch-picking error by replacing multiple sequential switch
operations with just one switch operation.

Signed-off-by: ayu-ch <ayu.chandekar@gmail.com>
e025ee6a11Ayush Chandekar committed on 11/10/2025, 2:35:29 AM· committed by GitHubparentc60d31a
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