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@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ git-checkout - Checkout and switch to a branch
SYNOPSIS
--------
[verse]
-'git-checkout' [-f] [-b <new_branch>] [-m] [<branch>]
+'git-checkout' [-f] [-b <new_branch> [-l]] [-m] [<branch>]
'git-checkout' [-m] [<branch>] <paths>...
DESCRIPTION
@@ -40,6 +40,11 @@ OPTIONS
by gitlink:git-check-ref-format[1]. Some of these checks
may restrict the characters allowed in a branch name.
+-l::
+ Create the new branch's ref log. This activates recording of
+ all changes to made the branch ref, enabling use of date
+ based sha1 expressions such as "<branchname>@{yesterday}".
+
-m::
If you have local modifications to one or more files that
are different between the current branch and the branch to