Jan Hudec <bulb@xxxxxx> writes: > Hello, > > I can correctly detach head by saying: > > git checkout master^0 > > (or git checkout master^{} or git checkout refs/heads/master), but NONE of > these work, if I currently have master checked out. Shouldn't it detach > anyway? Yes, and it does as far as I know. Do you have 3e0318a3? commit 3e0318a3613ae8e89dcb1fc39d909145e64287b9 Author: Junio C Hamano <junkio@xxxxxxx> Date: Thu Mar 29 01:02:50 2007 -0700 checkout: allow detaching to HEAD even when switching to the tip of a branch You cannot currently checkout the tip of an existing branch without moving to the branch. This allows you to detach your HEAD and place it at such a commit, with: $ git checkout master^0 Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <junkio@xxxxxxx> - 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