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Re: [PATCH] doc: use "git switch -c" rather than "git checkout -b" consistently

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Eric Sunshine <sunshine@sunshineco.com>
Date
Jan 9, 2023, 06:32 UTC
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On Mon, Jan 9, 2023 at 1:30 AM Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com> wrote:
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> Eric Sunshine <sunshine@sunshineco.com> writes:
> > touches is given merely as examples one might use, then I could see
> > git-switch being prepended to the list rather than entirely replacing
> > git-checkout. For instance:
> >
> >     $ git switch -c foo     <1>
> >     $ git checkout -b foo   <1>
> >     $ git branch foo        <2>
> >     $ git tag foo           <3>
>
> That can invite "do we need to use checkout after doing switch?"
> confusion.  I would understand if it were
>
>         $ git checkout -b foo # or "git switch -c foo" <1>
>
> or something that makes it clear either one, but not both, is used
> there.
That refinement looks good to me.
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  1. doc: use "git switch -c" rather than "git checkout -b" consistentlyYutaro Ohno via GitGitGadget, Jan 8, 2023
  2. Junio C HamanoJan 9, 2023
  3. Eric SunshineJan 9, 2023
  4. Junio C HamanoJan 9, 2023
  5. Eric SunshineJan 9, 2023
  6. Yutaro OhnoJan 9, 2023
  7. rsbecker@nexbridge.comJan 9, 2023
  8. Eric SunshineJan 9, 2023
  9. rsbecker@nexbridge.comJan 9, 2023
  10. Eric SunshineJan 9, 2023
  11. Ævar Arnfjörð BjarmasonJan 9, 2023
  12. doc: add "git switch -c" as another option on detached HEADYutaro Ohno via GitGitGadget, Jan 9, 2023
  13. Eric SunshineJan 9, 2023
  14. Junio C HamanoJan 13, 2023

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