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==Reposition the local repository on the HEAD of a branch== | ==Reposition the local repository on the HEAD of a branch== | ||
git checkout <''branch-name''> | git checkout <''other-existing-branch-name''> | ||
git checkout master | git checkout master | ||
Revision as of 17:22, 18 December 2017
Internal
Overview
Check Out the HEAD of a Branch
git checkout <branch-name>
Checkout a Tag into a Detached HEAD
The following command checks out a specific tag - technically the commit that corresponds to the given tag - into a detached HEAD branch.
git checkout <tag-name|commit-id>
git checkout RESTEASY_JAXRS_2_3_2_FINAL
Reposition the local repository on the HEAD of a branch
git checkout <other-existing-branch-name>
git checkout master
Convert a Detached HEAD into a Named Branch
While being in a detached HEAD situation:
git checkout -b <name-of-a-new-branch>