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=Checkout a Tag into a Detached HEAD=
=Checkout a Tag into a Detached HEAD=


The following command checks out a specific [[Git Concepts#Tag|tag]] into a [[Git Concepts#Detached_HEAD|detached HEAD branch]].
The following command checks out a specific [[Git Concepts#Tag|tag]] (technically the [[Git Concepts#Commit|commit]] that corresponds to the given tag) into a [[Git Concepts#Detached_HEAD|detached HEAD branch]].


  git checkout RESTEASY_JAXRS_2_3_2_FINAL
  git checkout RESTEASY_JAXRS_2_3_2_FINAL

Revision as of 17:13, 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 RESTEASY_JAXRS_2_3_2_FINAL

To reposition the local repository on the head of the master branch:

git checkout master