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git-checkout-script(1)
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NAME
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git-checkout-script - Checkout and switch to a branch.
SYNOPSIS
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'git-checkout-script' [-f] [-b <new_branch>] [<branch>]
DESCRIPTION
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Updates the index and working tree to reflect the specified branch,
<branch>. Updates HEAD to be <branch> or, if specified, <new_branch>.
OPTIONS
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-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
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Written by Linus Torvalds <torvalds@osdl.org>
Documentation
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Documentation by Junio C Hamano and the git-list <git@vger.kernel.org>.
GIT
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Part of the link:git.html[git] suite