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git checkout — Checkout a branch or paths to the working tree. More information: <https://git-scm.com/docs/git-chec
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How to use the
git checkout command: Checkout a branch or paths to the working tree. More information: <https://git-scm.com/docs/git-checkout>.Solution
git checkout — Checkout a branch or paths to the working tree. More information: <https://git-scm.com/docs/git-checkout>.Create and switch to a new branch:
git checkout -b {{branch_name}}Create and switch to a new branch based on a specific reference (branch, remote/branch, tag are examples of valid references):
git checkout -b {{branch_name}} {{reference}}Switch to an existing local branch:
git checkout {{branch_name}}Switch to the previously checked out branch:
git checkout -Switch to an existing remote branch:
git checkout {{[-t|--track]}} {{remote_name}}/{{branch_name}}Discard all unstaged changes in the current directory (see
git reset for more undo-like commands):git checkout .Discard unstaged changes to a given file:
git checkout {{path/to/file}}Replace a file in the current directory with the version of it committed in a given branch:
git checkout {{branch_name}} -- {{path/to/file}}Code Snippets
Create and switch to a new branch
git checkout -b {{branch_name}}Create and switch to a new branch based on a specific reference (branch, remote/branch, tag are examples of valid references)
git checkout -b {{branch_name}} {{reference}}Switch to an existing local branch
git checkout {{branch_name}}Switch to the previously checked out branch
git checkout -Switch to an existing remote branch
git checkout {{[-t|--track]}} {{remote_name}}/{{branch_name}}Context
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