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<code>[[git]] checkout</code> switch [[branches]] or restore working [[tree files]]
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<code>git checkout</code> switch [[branches]] or restore working tree files
 
* Doc: https://git-scm.com/docs/git-checkout
 
* Doc: https://git-scm.com/docs/git-checkout
  
 
  [[git]] checkout
 
  [[git]] checkout
 
  Your branch is up to date with '[[origin]]/[[main]]'.
 
  Your branch is up to date with '[[origin]]/[[main]]'.
 
[[git]] checkout your_branch_name
 
[[git]] checkout your-existing-branch
 
 
[[git checkout tags]]/1.1.4
 
 
  
 
  [[git checkout master]]
 
  [[git checkout master]]
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  fatal: refusing to merge unrelated histories
 
  fatal: refusing to merge unrelated histories
  
===Create a new branch and change to it: <code>[[-b]]</code>===
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* [[Create a new branch]]:
 
  [[git checkout -b]] YOUR_NEW_BRANCH_NAME
 
  [[git checkout -b]] YOUR_NEW_BRANCH_NAME
 
  Switched to a new branch
 
  Switched to a new branch
  
===[[Change branch]]===
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<code>[[git checkout new_branch]]</code> or [[git switch]] new_branch
 
  
 
  git checkout main
 
  git checkout main
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  Your branch is up to date with 'origin/main'.
 
  Your branch is up to date with 'origin/main'.
  
<code>[[git checkout --progress --force]]</code>
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[[git checkout --progress --force]]
  
<code>[[git checkout --track]]</code>
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git checkout your_branch_name
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[[git checkout --track]]
  
 
== Errors ==
 
== Errors ==
  [[git checkout main]]
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  [[git checkout]] main
 
  error: [[pathspec]] 'main' did not match any file(s) known to git
 
  error: [[pathspec]] 'main' did not match any file(s) known to git
 
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  error: [[pathspec]] 'path/tobranch' did not match any file(s) known to git
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  error: Your local changes to the following files would be overwritten by checkout:
 
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yourfile1.txt
  [[git checkout main]]
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yourfile2.txt
[[error: Your local changes to the following files would be overwritten by checkout]]:
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  Please commit your changes or stash them before you switch branches.
        yourfile1.txt
 
        yourfile2.txt
 
  Please commit your changes or [[git stash|stash]] them before you switch branches.
 
 
  Aborting
 
  Aborting
  
 
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===Rename Branch===
 
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  [[git]] checkout -f yourbranch
git checkout  [[remotes/origin/]]yourbranch
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  [[git branch]] -M yourNewBranch
warning: [[refname]] 'remotes/origin/yourbranch' is ambiguous.
 
Switched to branch 'remotes/origin/yourbranch'
 
 
 
=== Rename Branch ===
 
{{rename branch}}
 
 
 
== git checkout ==
 
git checkout remotes/origin/your-branch-name
 
  [[HEAD]] is now at 28805de remove unused variable you-vars
 
 
 
== Messages ==
 
  You are in '[[detached HEAD]]' state. You can look around, make experimental changes and commit them, and you can discard any commits you make in this state without impacting any branches by switching back to a branch.
 
 
 
== Activities ==
 
* [[Create git branch with current changes]]
 
  
 
== Related ==
 
== Related ==
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* <code>[[git show-branch]]</code>
 
* <code>[[git show-branch]]</code>
 
* [[GitHub Actions: uses: actions/checkout@v3]]
 
* [[GitHub Actions: uses: actions/checkout@v3]]
* <code>[[git switch]]</code>
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* [[git switch]]
 
* <code>[[git branch --list]]</code>
 
* <code>[[git branch --list]]</code>
* <code>[[HEAD]]</code>
 
* <code>[[git stash pop]]</code>
 
* <code>[[git tag]]</code>
 
  
 
== See also ==
 
== See also ==
 
* {{git checkout}}
 
* {{git checkout}}
* {{pathspec}}
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* {{git}}
  
 
[[Category:Git]]
 
[[Category:Git]]

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