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| author | Elijah Newren <newren@gmail.com> | 2021-09-27 16:33:48 +0000 |
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| committer | Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com> | 2021-09-27 13:38:37 -0700 |
| commit | 0e29222e0c2f68118cdd3412515539b74433b732 (patch) | |
| tree | cb22169e9bf6a07eb319409f74c1c15825f3e6cf /Documentation/git-checkout.txt | |
| parent | 94b7f1563ace91af823125e5b8895cb24b2c0e4a (diff) | |
| download | git-0e29222e0c2f68118cdd3412515539b74433b732.tar.gz | |
Documentation: call out commands that nuke untracked files/directories
Some commands have traditionally also removed untracked files (or
directories) that were in the way of a tracked file we needed. Document
these cases.
Signed-off-by: Elijah Newren <newren@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Diffstat (limited to 'Documentation/git-checkout.txt')
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/git-checkout.txt | 5 |
1 files changed, 3 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/Documentation/git-checkout.txt b/Documentation/git-checkout.txt index b1a6fe4499..d473c9bf38 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-checkout.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-checkout.txt @@ -118,8 +118,9 @@ OPTIONS -f:: --force:: When switching branches, proceed even if the index or the - working tree differs from `HEAD`. This is used to throw away - local changes. + working tree differs from `HEAD`, and even if there are untracked + files in the way. This is used to throw away local changes and + any untracked files or directories that are in the way. + When checking out paths from the index, do not fail upon unmerged entries; instead, unmerged entries are ignored. |