Git checkout

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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

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

git checkout master