tldr/pages/common/git-checkout.md

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git checkout

Checkout a branch or paths to the working tree.

  • Create and switch to a new branch:

git checkout -b {{branch_name}}

  • Switch to an existing local branch:

git checkout {{branch_name}}

  • Switch to an existing remote branch:

git checkout --track {{remote_name}}/{{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}}