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| author | Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com> | 2017-10-17 15:27:31 +0900 |
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| committer | Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com> | 2017-10-17 15:27:31 +0900 |
| commit | da6200cd28cd3ffb936f0db5582b03a2d9b40e0c (patch) | |
| tree | ed16c3837993721fafd8a579b7abeee238a4b49e /git-checkout.txt | |
| parent | 1171ab4652351c5e6fed9f3a08056ef6aabddb92 (diff) | |
| download | git-htmldocs-da6200cd28cd3ffb936f0db5582b03a2d9b40e0c.tar.gz | |
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diff --git a/git-checkout.txt b/git-checkout.txt index bd268a8fc..e108b0f74 100644 --- a/git-checkout.txt +++ b/git-checkout.txt @@ -13,7 +13,8 @@ SYNOPSIS 'git checkout' [-q] [-f] [-m] [--detach] <commit> 'git checkout' [-q] [-f] [-m] [[-b|-B|--orphan] <new_branch>] [<start_point>] 'git checkout' [-f|--ours|--theirs|-m|--conflict=<style>] [<tree-ish>] [--] <paths>... -'git checkout' [-p|--patch] [<tree-ish>] [--] [<paths>...] +'git checkout' [<tree-ish>] [--] <pathspec>... +'git checkout' (-p|--patch) [<tree-ish>] [--] [<paths>...] DESCRIPTION ----------- @@ -78,20 +79,13 @@ be used to detach HEAD at the tip of the branch (`git checkout + Omitting <branch> detaches HEAD at the tip of the current branch. -'git checkout' [-p|--patch] [<tree-ish>] [--] <pathspec>...:: +'git checkout' [<tree-ish>] [--] <pathspec>...:: - When <paths> or `--patch` are given, 'git checkout' does *not* - switch branches. It updates the named paths in the working tree - from the index file or from a named <tree-ish> (most often a - commit). In this case, the `-b` and `--track` options are - meaningless and giving either of them results in an error. The - <tree-ish> argument can be used to specify a specific tree-ish - (i.e. commit, tag or tree) to update the index for the given - paths before updating the working tree. -+ -'git checkout' with <paths> or `--patch` is used to restore modified or -deleted paths to their original contents from the index or replace paths -with the contents from a named <tree-ish> (most often a commit-ish). + Overwrite paths in the working tree by replacing with the + contents in the index or in the <tree-ish> (most often a + commit). When a <tree-ish> is given, the paths that + match the <pathspec> are updated both in the index and in + the working tree. + The index may contain unmerged entries because of a previous failed merge. By default, if you try to check out such an entry from the index, the @@ -101,6 +95,14 @@ specific side of the merge can be checked out of the index by using `--ours` or `--theirs`. With `-m`, changes made to the working tree file can be discarded to re-create the original conflicted merge result. +'git checkout' (-p|--patch) [<tree-ish>] [--] [<pathspec>...]:: + This is similar to the "check out paths to the working tree + from either the index or from a tree-ish" mode described + above, but lets you use the interactive interface to show + the "diff" output and choose which hunks to use in the + result. See below for the description of `--patch` option. + + OPTIONS ------- -q:: |