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Re: [PATCH 1/2] Documentation/git-checkout.txt: clarify usage

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Johannes Sixt <j.sixt@viscovery.net>
Date
Dec 17, 2012, 08:20 UTC
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Am 12/17/2012 8:21, schrieb Junio C Hamano:
> Chris Rorvick <chris@rorvick.com> writes:
>>  'git checkout' [<branch>]::
Is <branch> really optional in this form?
BTW, what does plain 'git checkout' do? Just report ahead/behind information?
>> +
>> +	Update the index, working tree, and HEAD to reflect the
>> +	specified branch.
...
>> +'git checkout' [--detach] [<commit>]::
The title here is better spelled as two lines:

'git checkout' <commit>:: 'git checkout' --detach <branch>::

I don't think that <commit> or <branch> should be indicated as optional here.
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>> +
>> +	Update the index and working tree to reflect the specified
>> +	commit and set HEAD to point directly to <commit> (see
>> +	"DETACHED HEAD" section.)  Passing `--detach` forces this
>> +	behavior even if <commit> is a branch.
> 
> 	Prepare to work on building new history on top of <commit>,
>         by detaching HEAD at the commit and ...(likewise)...
-- Hannes
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Message 4 of 23 in “Documentation: clarify usage of checkout”
  1. 0/2 Documentation: clarify usage of checkoutChris Rorvick, Dec 17, 2012
  2. 1/2 Documentation/git-checkout.txt: clarify usageChris Rorvick, Dec 17, 2012
  3. Junio C HamanoDec 17, 2012
  4. Johannes SixtDec 17, 2012
  5. Junio C HamanoDec 17, 2012
  6. Johannes SixtDec 17, 2012
  7. Junio C HamanoDec 17, 2012
  8. Andrew ArdillDec 17, 2012
  9. Chris RorvickDec 18, 2012
  10. Philip OakleyDec 17, 2012
  11. Junio C HamanoDec 17, 2012
  12. Andrew ArdillDec 17, 2012
  13. Junio C HamanoDec 17, 2012
  14. Andrew ArdillDec 18, 2012
  15. Junio C HamanoDec 18, 2012
  16. Andrew ArdillDec 18, 2012
  17. Chris RorvickDec 18, 2012
  18. Junio C HamanoDec 18, 2012
  19. Philip OakleyDec 17, 2012
  20. 2/2 Documentation/git-checkout.txt: document 70c9ac2 behaviorChris Rorvick, Dec 17, 2012
  21. Junio C HamanoDec 17, 2012
  22. Andrew ArdillDec 17, 2012
  23. Junio C HamanoDec 17, 2012

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