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"man git-checkout", man page is inconsistent between SYNOPSIS and details

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Robert P. J. Day <rpjday@crashcourse.ca>
Date
Sep 30, 2017, 09:27 UTC
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  just noticed that in "man git-checkout", the SYNOPSIS contains the
line:
  git checkout [-p|--patch] [<tree-ish>] [--] [<paths>...]

implying that <paths> is optional, but further down in the DESCRIPTION, one reads:

  git checkout [-p|--patch] [<tree-ish>] [--] <pathspec>...
suggesting that <pathspec> is required.
rday
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