Git checkout

Internal

• Git Commands

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 <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>