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Checkout a branch or file to the current working tree in a Git repo.

git checkout is used to update files in the current working tree to a specific version in the index or specified branch.

To restore a file to the version in the index:

git checkout -- <filename>

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$ git checkout --help
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Git Checkout master - Not Working

Here is scenario, my local branch is development: > $ git status > On branch development > nothing to commit, working directory clean Here is all the branches: > $ git branch > configuration > * development > hotfix-1.2 > master >…
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Why can't I see what branch I am in?

I have just created a brand-new git repository: git init Now I want to see what branch I am in. So, I execute: git branch This command does not output anything (my expectation was that I will see only one branch "master" and I will be in…
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GIT: Fork git repro can't checkout branches

I fork repo but the origin of the for has multiple branches and on my fork (web) I can see the the branches but when I try to switch branches on my computer I'm getting the following errors: error: pathspec 'myBranch01' did not match any file(s)…
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git checkout file for multiple files not staged for commit

If git status reports 10 files not staged for commit and would like to revert changes to them using one command instead of multiple git checkout single_file. Is it possible?
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How can I restore that very files set from my Git repo?

My case is top simple. I work alone (no team and I don't use GitHub / Bitbucket) I just want to save in my local project Git repo all stages of my job. I looked through a dozen of tutorials and everyone advises git checkout 234abc7 to return to that…
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How do I checkout a remote branch?

When I git branch I only see 'master', 'v2/branch1', and 'v2/master', but when I git branch -r I see a lot more branches that come after origin. If I were to want to work in one of these remote branches, do I just git checkout ? Would that…
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After git revert, working tree remains the same

I have one bad pushed commit. How to undo this commit, and back to my working tree (was before)? This will lead me to right working tree: git checkout HEAD~1 This will lead me to right commit, but working tree remains the same unnecessary…
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Override a file using git checkout does not warn about losing changes

I recently found out I could override a file from my tracking remote branch doing the next : "git checkout origin/remoteBranchName nameFile.txt". But I have some questions: Having changes in this file not commited, executing the command does not…
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What is the reason that in git we can refer to HEAD by --?

We all know git status command, and beginning of its output: $ git status On branch add_multiple_items_to_set__to_master Changes not staged for commit: (use "git add/rm ..." to update what will be committed) (use "git checkout --…
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Git checkout: get the same behavior as SVN revert

I noticed that SVN revert doesn't EXACTLY behave the same way as GIT checkout...: SVN case: If I have a SVN remote repository that I checkout on my computer, and make modifications on a file locally. While I do this, someone commits new changes on…
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Git checkout not working

I committed my changes. When I enter git log I can see that it's there. commit 5d6eebd2f064fc2ba59fdc55cdebb728e607de0e Author: Imray Date: Thu Nov 13 22:16:30 2014 -0500 So now I make some silly gibberish changes in one of my…
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GIT: How do I checkout all files from working directory?

I want to discard all files to which changes have been made. While working with Xcode, I accidentally open .xib files. If the version of Xcode in which the files were generated is different than my version, it automatically marks these files as…
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Check out an existing Remote Branch

I am new to GIT. Please help me, I am stuck at this point. In my Remote Repository (github.com), already a branch by name code-267 is present which was created by a different developer. My requirement: I need to check in that branch into my…
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With multiple remotes, I checked out a commit, did some changes and created a new branch and when I check out to any branch I get detached head error

My Goal : Make a successful checkout without detached HEAD error. What I have done so far : Currently I have two remotes setup : origin : It points to a repo of a course I am currently learning. fsprojects: It points to my personal repo. $ git…
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Which local changes would be overwritten by checkout?

I have stage all local changes. What do git want from me? git version 2.31.1 error: Your local changes to the following files would be overwritten by checkout
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