git checkout

Switch branch or restore files.

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Syntax

$git checkout [OPTIONS] <BRANCH|FILE>

Examples

$git checkout main

$git checkout -b newbranch

$git checkout -- file.txt

Typical use cases

Standard usage

git checkout --help

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