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diff --git a/Documentation/git-checkout.txt b/Documentation/git-checkout.txt index f88e9977d1..22d36114df 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-checkout.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-checkout.txt @@ -45,14 +45,14 @@ successful. 'git checkout' [--patch] [<tree-ish>] [--] <pathspec>...:: - When <paths> or `--patch` are given, 'git checkout' *not* switch - branches. It updates the named paths in the working tree from - the index file or from a named <tree-ish> (most often a commit). In - this case, the `-b` and `--track` options are meaningless and giving - either of them results in an error. The <tree-ish> argument can be - used to specify a specific tree-ish (i.e. commit, tag or tree) - to update the index for the given paths before updating the - working tree. + When <paths> or `--patch` are given, 'git checkout' does *not* + switch branches. It updates the named paths in the working tree + from the index file or from a named <tree-ish> (most often a + commit). In this case, the `-b` and `--track` options are + meaningless and giving either of them results in an error. The + <tree-ish> argument can be used to specify a specific tree-ish + (i.e. commit, tag or tree) to update the index for the given + paths before updating the working tree. + 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 |