From e04863b55d3e59825c2384f0fba8a46ace4eaf30 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Seth Woodworth <seth@sethish.com>
Date: Tue, 23 Aug 2016 15:33:31 -0400
Subject: [PATCH] Add git-checkout example for files across branches

---
 pages/common/git-checkout.md | 12 ++++++++----
 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/pages/common/git-checkout.md b/pages/common/git-checkout.md
index 52a6723d3..e0932bf79 100644
--- a/pages/common/git-checkout.md
+++ b/pages/common/git-checkout.md
@@ -2,14 +2,18 @@
 
 > Checkout a branch or paths to the working tree.
 
-- Switch to another branch:
-
-`git checkout {{branch_name}}`
-
 - Create and switch to a new branch:
 
 `git checkout -b {{branch_name}}`
 
+- Switch to an existing branch:
+
+`git checkout {{branch_name}}`
+
 - Undo unstaged local modification:
 
 `git checkout .`
+
+- Replace a file in the current working directory with the version of it committed in a given branch:
+
+`git checkout {{branch_name}} -- {{file_name}}`