git-checkout(1) =============== NAME ---- git-checkout - Checkout and switch to a branch. SYNOPSIS -------- 'git-checkout' [-f] [-b <new_branch>] [<branch>] DESCRIPTION ----------- Updates the index and working tree to reflect the specified branch, <branch>. Updates HEAD to be <branch> or, if specified, <new_branch>. OPTIONS ------- -f:: Force an re-read of everything. -b:: Create a new branch and start it at <branch>. <new_branch>:: Name for the new branch. <branch>:: Branch to checkout; may be any object ID that resolves to a commit. Defaults to HEAD. Author ------ Written by Linus Torvalds <torvalds@osdl.org> Documentation -------------- Documentation by Junio C Hamano and the git-list <git@vger.kernel.org>. GIT --- Part of the gitlink:git[7] suite