Re: [PATCH v2] git checkout -b: unparent the new branch with -o

Resending orphan branch 'cheat sheet' again. Gmail screwed it in previous email. See this using a fixed font:

Branch_A
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You realize that you need a new empty branch.
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Is the work tree clean?
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Yes             No
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git clean -ob Branch_B -------Undo?-------Was the work tree clean before?
|                                                 |      |
|                                                 Yes    No
|                                                 |      |
|                                                 |      git add .
|                                                 |      git commit -m temp
|                                                 |      |
|                                                 +------+ git
checkout Branch_A -f
|                                                        |
|                                                        git merge
--squash Branch_B
Do you want to use anything from the work tree?          |
|               |                                        git reset
Yes             No                                       git branch -D Branch_B
|               |
|               git clean -df
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Change the work tree the way you want it to be.
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git add .
git commit
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That is it!