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| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/git-checkout.txt | 8 |
1 files changed, 6 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/Documentation/git-checkout.txt b/Documentation/git-checkout.txt index 883047982a..19510de151 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-checkout.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-checkout.txt @@ -85,9 +85,13 @@ should result in deletion of the path). <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'. |