2009/4/6 Matthieu Moy <Matthieu.Moy@xxxxxxx>: > Otherwise, the sentence "Defaults to HEAD." can be mis-read to mean > that "git checkout -- hello.c" checks-out from HEAD. > diff --git a/Documentation/git-checkout.txt b/Documentation/git-checkout.txt > index 0b5485b..58bf508 100644 > --- a/Documentation/git-checkout.txt > +++ b/Documentation/git-checkout.txt > @@ -126,9 +126,14 @@ the conflicted merge in the specified paths. > <new_branch>:: > Name for the new branch. > > +<tree-ish>:: > + Tree to checkout from (when path are given). If not specified, > + the index will be used. > + > <branch>:: > - Branch to checkout; may be any object ID that resolves to a > - commit. Defaults to HEAD. > + Branch to checkout (when no path are given); may be any object > + ID that resolves to a commit. Defaults to HEAD. > + s/path are/paths are/g Sorry if I come across as picking on your grammar, I think your documentation improvements are very worthwhile. Mike -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe git" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html