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1 | git-checkout(1) |
2 | =============== | |
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3 | |
4 | NAME | |
5 | ---- | |
215a7ad1 | 6 | git-checkout - Checkout and switch to a branch. |
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7 | |
8 | SYNOPSIS | |
9 | -------- | |
215a7ad1 | 10 | 'git-checkout' [-f] [-b <new_branch>] [<branch>] |
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12 | DESCRIPTION | |
13 | ----------- | |
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14 | Updates the index and working tree to reflect the specified branch, |
15 | <branch>. Updates HEAD to be <branch> or, if specified, <new_branch>. | |
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16 | |
17 | OPTIONS | |
18 | ------- | |
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19 | -f:: |
20 | Force an re-read of everything. | |
21 | ||
22 | -b:: | |
23 | Create a new branch and start it at <branch>. | |
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25 | <new_branch>:: |
26 | Name for the new branch. | |
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28 | <branch>:: |
29 | Branch to checkout; may be any object ID that resolves to a | |
30 | commit. Defaults to HEAD. | |
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31 | |
32 | Author | |
33 | ------ | |
34 | Written by Linus Torvalds <torvalds@osdl.org> | |
35 | ||
36 | Documentation | |
37 | -------------- | |
38 | Documentation by Junio C Hamano and the git-list <git@vger.kernel.org>. | |
39 | ||
40 | GIT | |
41 | --- | |
42 | Part of the link:git.html[git] suite | |
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