6 git-checkout - Checkout and switch to a branch.
10 'git-checkout' [-f] [-b <new_branch>] [<branch>]
14 Updates the index and working tree to reflect the specified branch,
15 <branch>. Updates HEAD to be <branch> or, if specified, <new_branch>.
20 Force an re-read of everything.
23 Create a new branch and start it at <branch>.
26 Name for the new branch.
29 Branch to checkout; may be any object ID that resolves to a
30 commit. Defaults to HEAD.
34 Written by Linus Torvalds <torvalds@osdl.org>
38 Documentation by Junio C Hamano and the git-list <git@vger.kernel.org>.
42 Part of the gitlink:git[7] suite