Am 12/17/2012 9:48, schrieb Junio C Hamano: > Here is what I tentatively have ... Thanks! > -'git checkout' [--detach] [<commit>]:: > +'git checkout' --detach [<commit>]:: > +'git checkout' <commit>:: > > - Update the index and working tree to reflect the specified > - commit and set HEAD to point directly to <commit> (see > - "DETACHED HEAD" section.) Passing `--detach` forces this > - behavior even if <commit> is a branch. > + Prepare to work on building new history on top of <commit>, > + by detaching HEAD at the commit (see "DETACHED HEAD" > + section), and updating the index and the files in the > + working tree. Local modifications to the files in the > + working tree are kept, so that they can be committed on the > + <branch>. The last half-sentence should better be removed. > ++ > +Passing `--detach` forces this behavior even if <commit> is a branch. > > 'git checkout' [-p|--patch] [<tree-ish>] [--] <pathspec>...:: -- Hannes -- 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