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diff --git a/Documentation/git-checkout.txt b/Documentation/git-checkout.txt index cf3cac0a2b..b1a6fe4499 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-checkout.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-checkout.txt @@ -12,14 +12,14 @@ SYNOPSIS 'git checkout' [-q] [-f] [-m] --detach [<branch>] 'git checkout' [-q] [-f] [-m] [--detach] <commit> 'git checkout' [-q] [-f] [-m] [[-b|-B|--orphan] <new_branch>] [<start_point>] -'git checkout' [-f|--ours|--theirs|-m|--conflict=<style>] [<tree-ish>] [--] <paths>... -'git checkout' [<tree-ish>] [--] <pathspec>... -'git checkout' (-p|--patch) [<tree-ish>] [--] [<paths>...] +'git checkout' [-f|--ours|--theirs|-m|--conflict=<style>] [<tree-ish>] [--] <pathspec>... +'git checkout' [-f|--ours|--theirs|-m|--conflict=<style>] [<tree-ish>] --pathspec-from-file=<file> [--pathspec-file-nul] +'git checkout' (-p|--patch) [<tree-ish>] [--] [<pathspec>...] DESCRIPTION ----------- Updates files in the working tree to match the version in the index -or the specified tree. If no paths are given, 'git checkout' will +or the specified tree. If no pathspec was given, 'git checkout' will also update `HEAD` to set the specified branch as the current branch. @@ -79,13 +79,14 @@ be used to detach `HEAD` at the tip of the branch (`git checkout + Omitting `<branch>` detaches `HEAD` at the tip of the current branch. -'git checkout' [<tree-ish>] [--] <pathspec>...:: +'git checkout' [-f|--ours|--theirs|-m|--conflict=<style>] [<tree-ish>] [--] <pathspec>...:: +'git checkout' [-f|--ours|--theirs|-m|--conflict=<style>] [<tree-ish>] --pathspec-from-file=<file> [--pathspec-file-nul]:: - Overwrite paths in the working tree by replacing with the - contents in the index or in the `<tree-ish>` (most often a - commit). When a `<tree-ish>` is given, the paths that - match the `<pathspec>` are updated both in the index and in - the working tree. + Overwrite the contents of the files that match the pathspec. + When the `<tree-ish>` (most often a commit) is not given, + overwrite working tree with the contents in the index. + When the `<tree-ish>` is given, overwrite both the index and + the working tree with the contents at the `<tree-ish>`. + The index may contain unmerged entries because of a previous failed merge. By default, if you try to check out such an entry from the index, the @@ -96,12 +97,10 @@ using `--ours` or `--theirs`. With `-m`, changes made to the working tree file can be discarded to re-create the original conflicted merge result. 'git checkout' (-p|--patch) [<tree-ish>] [--] [<pathspec>...]:: - This is similar to the "check out paths to the working tree - from either the index or from a tree-ish" mode described - above, but lets you use the interactive interface to show - the "diff" output and choose which hunks to use in the - result. See below for the description of `--patch` option. - + This is similar to the previous mode, but lets you use the + interactive interface to show the "diff" output and choose which + hunks to use in the result. See below for the description of + `--patch` option. OPTIONS ------- @@ -193,12 +192,16 @@ branches from there if `<branch>` is ambiguous but exists on the 'origin' remote. See also `checkout.defaultRemote` in linkgit:git-config[1]. + -Use `--no-guess` to disable this. +`--guess` is the default behavior. Use `--no-guess` to disable it. ++ +The default behavior can be set via the `checkout.guess` configuration +variable. -l:: Create the new branch's reflog; see linkgit:git-branch[1] for details. +-d:: --detach:: Rather than checking out a branch to work on it, check out a commit for inspection and discardable experiments. @@ -293,11 +296,11 @@ Note that this option uses the no overlay mode by default (see also --recurse-submodules:: --no-recurse-submodules:: - Using `--recurse-submodules` will update the content of all initialized + Using `--recurse-submodules` will update the content of all active submodules according to the commit recorded in the superproject. If local modifications in a submodule would be overwritten the checkout will fail unless `-f` is used. If nothing (or `--no-recurse-submodules`) - is used, the work trees of submodules will not be updated. + is used, submodules working trees will not be updated. Just like linkgit:git-submodule[1], this will detach `HEAD` of the submodule. @@ -309,6 +312,19 @@ Note that this option uses the no overlay mode by default (see also working tree, but not in `<tree-ish>` are removed, to make them match `<tree-ish>` exactly. +--pathspec-from-file=<file>:: + Pathspec is passed in `<file>` instead of commandline args. If + `<file>` is exactly `-` then standard input is used. Pathspec + elements are separated by LF or CR/LF. Pathspec elements can be + quoted as explained for the configuration variable `core.quotePath` + (see linkgit:git-config[1]). See also `--pathspec-file-nul` and + global `--literal-pathspecs`. + +--pathspec-file-nul:: + Only meaningful with `--pathspec-from-file`. Pathspec elements are + separated with NUL character and all other characters are taken + literally (including newlines and quotes). + <branch>:: Branch to checkout; if it refers to a branch (i.e., a name that, when prepended with "refs/heads/", is a valid ref), then that @@ -338,8 +354,18 @@ leave out at most one of `A` and `B`, in which case it defaults to `HEAD`. <tree-ish>:: Tree to checkout from (when paths are given). If not specified, the index will be used. ++ +As a special case, you may use `"A...B"` as a shortcut for the +merge base of `A` and `B` if there is exactly one merge base. You can +leave out at most one of `A` and `B`, in which case it defaults to `HEAD`. +\--:: + Do not interpret any more arguments as options. +<pathspec>...:: + Limits the paths affected by the operation. ++ +For more details, see the 'pathspec' entry in linkgit:gitglossary[7]. DETACHED HEAD ------------- |