# [PATCH] Add usage statement to git-checkout.sh

1 messages from 2005-10-29 to 2005-10-29. Participants: Chris Shoemaker.
Thread: https://gitlist.dev/t/2271

## Chris Shoemaker, 2005-10-29 21:46

Subject: [PATCH] Add usage statement to git-checkout.sh
Message-ID: <11306224011899-git-send-email-c.shoemaker@cox.net>
URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/11306224011899-git-send-email-c.shoemaker%40cox.net

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Signed-off-by: Chris Shoemaker <c.shoemaker@cox.net>

---

 git-checkout.sh |    7 +++++++
 1 files changed, 7 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)

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diff --git a/git-checkout.sh b/git-checkout.sh
--- a/git-checkout.sh
+++ b/git-checkout.sh
@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 . git-sh-setup || die "Not a git archive"
 
+usage () {
+    die "usage: git checkout [-f] [-b <new_branch>] [<branch>] [<paths>...]"
+}
+
 old=$(git-rev-parse HEAD)
 new=
 force=
@@ -26,6 +30,9 @@ while [ "$#" != "0" ]; do
 	--)
 		break
 		;;
+	-*)
+		usage
+		;;
 	*)
 		if rev=$(git-rev-parse --verify "$arg^0" 2>/dev/null)
 		then

```