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Git checkout: difference in behavior and what is in the documentation

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Sabyasachi Ruj <ruj.sabya@gmail.com>
Date
Jul 2, 2010, 05:30 UTC
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I've asked the question in detail in Stack Overflow:
http://stackoverflow.com/questions/3163325/confusion-about-git-checkout

Even if there is no bug in the git behavior, I think the documentation should be more clear.

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Sabyasachi
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  1. Sabyasachi RujJul 2, 2010
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