From: Thomas Ackermann Date: Tue, 27 Aug 2013 17:56:04 GMT Subject: [PATCH 02/11] Use current "detached HEAD" message Message-ID: <1022906213.34401.1377626164272.JavaMail.ngmail@webmail19.arcor-online.net> In-Reply-To: <1403569571.34349.1377625974290.JavaMail.ngmail@webmail19.arcor-online.net> Signed-off-by: Thomas Ackermann --- Documentation/user-manual.txt | 19 +++++++++++++------ 1 file changed, 13 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-) diff --git a/Documentation/user-manual.txt b/Documentation/user-manual.txt index 103ec9a..bdefd9a 100644 --- a/Documentation/user-manual.txt +++ b/Documentation/user-manual.txt @@ -312,10 +312,17 @@ referenced by a tag: ------------------------------------------------ $ git checkout v2.6.17 -Note: moving to "v2.6.17" which isn't a local branch -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 +Note: checking out 'v2.6.17'. + +You are in 'detached HEAD' state. You can look around, make experimental +changes and commit them, and you can discard any commits you make in this +state without impacting any branches by performing another checkout. + +If you want to create a new branch to retain commits you create, you may +do so (now or later) by using -b with the checkout command again. Example: + + git checkout -b new_branch_name + HEAD is now at 427abfa... Linux v2.6.17 ------------------------------------------------ @@ -326,7 +333,7 @@ and git branch shows that you are no longer on a branch: $ cat .git/HEAD 427abfa28afedffadfca9dd8b067eb6d36bac53f $ git branch -* (no branch) +* (detached from v2.6.17) master ------------------------------------------------ @@ -3639,7 +3646,7 @@ working on a branch. ------------------------------------------------- $ git branch -* (no branch) +* (detached from d266b98) master ------------------------------------------------- -- 1.8.3.msysgit.0 --- Thomas