git checkout -b <new-branch> [<start-point>] Create a new branch named <new-branch>, start it at <start-point> (defaults to the current commit), and check out the new branch.

In sparse checkout mode, git checkout -- <paths> would update only entries matched by <paths> and sparse patterns in $GIT_DIR/info/sparse-checkout. This option ignores the sparse …

Figure 18. A simple commit history You’ve decided that you’re going to work on issue #53 in whatever issue-tracking system your company uses. To create a new branch and switch to it …

git checkout [<branch>] To prepare for working on <branch>, switch to it by updating the index and the files in the working tree, and by pointing HEAD at the branch. Local modifications to …

git checkout échoue quand la branche voulue est déjà extraite ou utilisée dans un autre arbre de travail. Cette option force quand même l’extraction de la branche.

This configuration will tell git to show the relationship between the two branches in git status and git branch -v. Furthermore, it directs git pull without arguments to pull from the upstream when …

As a special case, you may use <rev-a>...<rev-b> as a shortcut for the merge base of <rev-a> and <rev-b> if there is exactly one merge base. You can leave out at most one of <rev-a> and …

git checkout -b|-B <new-branch> [<ponto-de-partida>] Ao especificar a opção -b, isso faz com que um novo ramo seja criado como se o git-branch [1] tivesse sido invocado e, em seguida, feito …

Instead of just moving the branch pointer forward, Git creates a new snapshot that results from this three-way merge and automatically creates a new commit that points to it.

If you are creating a branch that you want to checkout immediately, it is easier to use the git checkout command with its -b option to create a branch and check it out with a single command.