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How to checkout a tag?

From
JGJeff Garzik <jeff@garzik.org>
Date
Oct 5, 2006, 10:47 UTC
Message-ID
<4524E2D5.3030907@garzik.org>

Sometimes I receive a kernel patch based off an older version of the kernel, for example a 2.6.18 patch when the current kernel is 2.6.19-rc1.

I would like to create a branch starting at 2.6.18, merge the patch, and then merge up to the current kernel.

How does one check out a tag, or create a branch based on a tag's starting point?

	Jeff
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  1. Jeff GarzikOct 5, 2006
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