Documentation/git-checkout.txt

   1 git-checkout(1)
   2 ===============
   3
   4 NAME
   5 ----
   6 git-checkout - Checkout and switch to a branch.
   7
   8 SYNOPSIS
   9 --------
  10 'git-checkout' [-f] [-b <new_branch>] [<branch>]
  11
  12 DESCRIPTION
  13 -----------
  14 Updates the index and working tree to reflect the specified branch,
  15 <branch>. Updates HEAD to be <branch> or, if specified, <new_branch>.
  16
  17 OPTIONS
  18 -------
  19 -f::
  20         Force an re-read of everything.
  21
  22 -b::
  23         Create a new branch and start it at <branch>.
  24
  25 <new_branch>::
  26         Name for the new branch.
  27
  28 <branch>::
  29         Branch to checkout; may be any object ID that resolves to a
  30         commit. Defaults to HEAD.
  31
  32 Author
  33 ------
  34 Written by Linus Torvalds <torvalds@osdl.org>
  35
  36 Documentation
  37 --------------
  38 Documentation by Junio C Hamano and the git-list <git@vger.kernel.org>.
  39
  40 GIT
  41 ---
  42 Part of the gitlink:git[7] suite
  43