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[RFC] git clone --checkout <branch>

From
Tay Ray Chuan <rctay89@gmail.com>
Date
Feb 16, 2010, 10:48 UTC
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<be6fef0d1002160248h7410d4edu6e3ed1fd27c40059@mail.gmail.com>
Hi,

what do you guys think about allowing users to specify the branch to checkout when cloning, instead of the default HEAD of the to-be-cloned repository?

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Cheers,
Ray Chuan
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