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diff --git a/Documentation/git-checkout.txt b/Documentation/git-checkout.txt index 9cd51514db..5ece6cc805 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-checkout.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-checkout.txt @@ -127,9 +127,13 @@ the conflicted merge in the specified paths. <new_branch>:: Name for the new branch. +<tree-ish>:: + Tree to checkout from (when paths are given). If not specified, + the index will be used. + <branch>:: - Branch to checkout; may be any object ID that resolves to a - commit. Defaults to HEAD. + Branch to checkout (when no paths are given); may be any object + ID that resolves to a commit. Defaults to HEAD. + When this parameter names a non-branch (but still a valid commit object), your HEAD becomes 'detached'. @@ -187,8 +191,8 @@ $ git checkout hello.c <3> ------------ + <1> switch branch -<2> take out a file out of other commit -<3> restore hello.c from HEAD of current branch +<2> take a file out of another commit +<3> restore hello.c from the index + If you have an unfortunate branch that is named `hello.c`, this step would be confused as an instruction to switch to that branch. |