RE: [PATCH] detached HEAD -- finishing touches

>     [git.git (master)]$ git checkout master^
>     M       git-checkout.sh
>     Note: you are not on any branch and are at commit "master^"
>     If you want to create a new branch from this checkout, 
> you may do so
>     (now or later) by using -b with the checkout command 
> again. Example:
>       git checkout -b <new_branch_name>
> 
> * Coming back to an attached state can lose the detached HEAD, so
>   I get warned and stopped.
> 
>     [git.git]$ git checkout master
>     You are not on any branch and switching to branch 'master'
>     may lose your changes.  At this point, you can do one of 
> two things:
>      (1) Decide it is Ok and say 'git checkout -f master';
>      (2) Start a new branch from the current commit, by saying
>          'git checkout -b <branch-name>'.
>     Leaving your HEAD detached; not switching to branch 'master'.