Re: [PATCH 1/5] doc: git-checkout: clarify intro
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Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
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- Aug 26, 2025, 18:51 UTC
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Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com> writes:
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>> -Updates files in the working tree to match the version in the index >> -or the specified tree. If no pathspec was given, `git checkout` will >> -also update `HEAD` to set the specified branch as the current >> -branch. >> +`git checkout` has two main modes:
Another thing I noticed but forgot to mention.
>> + >> +1. **Switch branches**, with `git checkout <branch>`
Does everybody really understand what it means to "switch branches" without further explanation?
Also "<branch>" -> "(<branch> | <commit>)", perhaps, as working on the unnamed branch (aka detached HEAD) behaves very much the same way as working on a named branch.