doc: git-checkout: reorganize examples

The examples are an ordered list, however, they are complex enough that
a callout is inside example 1, and that confuses the parsers as the list
continuation (`+`) is unclear (are we continuing the previous list item,
or the previous callout?).

We could use an open block as the asciidoctor documentation suggests,
but that has a tiny formatting issue (a newline is missing).

To simplify things for everyone (the reader, the writer, and the parser)
let's use subsections.

After this change, the HTML documentation generated with asciidoc has
the right indentation.

Cc: Jeff King <peff@peff.net>
Signed-off-by: Felipe Contreras <felipe.contreras@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
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Felipe Contreras 2023-04-18 01:00:48 -06:00 committed by Junio C Hamano
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@ -516,10 +516,12 @@ to checkout these paths out of the index.
EXAMPLES EXAMPLES
-------- --------
. The following sequence checks out the `master` branch, reverts === 1. Paths
the `Makefile` to two revisions back, deletes `hello.c` by
mistake, and gets it back from the index. The following sequence checks out the `master` branch, reverts
+ the `Makefile` to two revisions back, deletes `hello.c` by
mistake, and gets it back from the index.
------------ ------------
$ git checkout master <1> $ git checkout master <1>
$ git checkout master~2 Makefile <2> $ git checkout master~2 Makefile <2>
@ -529,70 +531,74 @@ $ git checkout hello.c <3>
<1> switch branch <1> switch branch
<2> take a file out of another commit <2> take a file out of another commit
<3> restore `hello.c` from the index <3> restore `hello.c` from the index
+
If you want to check out _all_ C source files out of the index, If you want to check out _all_ C source files out of the index,
you can say you can say
+
------------ ------------
$ git checkout -- '*.c' $ git checkout -- '*.c'
------------ ------------
+
Note the quotes around `*.c`. The file `hello.c` will also be Note the quotes around `*.c`. The file `hello.c` will also be
checked out, even though it is no longer in the working tree, checked out, even though it is no longer in the working tree,
because the file globbing is used to match entries in the index because the file globbing is used to match entries in the index
(not in the working tree by the shell). (not in the working tree by the shell).
+
If you have an unfortunate branch that is named `hello.c`, this If you have an unfortunate branch that is named `hello.c`, this
step would be confused as an instruction to switch to that branch. step would be confused as an instruction to switch to that branch.
You should instead write: You should instead write:
+
------------ ------------
$ git checkout -- hello.c $ git checkout -- hello.c
------------ ------------
. After working in the wrong branch, switching to the correct === 2. Merge
branch would be done using:
+ After working in the wrong branch, switching to the correct
branch would be done using:
------------ ------------
$ git checkout mytopic $ git checkout mytopic
------------ ------------
+
However, your "wrong" branch and correct `mytopic` branch may However, your "wrong" branch and correct `mytopic` branch may
differ in files that you have modified locally, in which case differ in files that you have modified locally, in which case
the above checkout would fail like this: the above checkout would fail like this:
+
------------ ------------
$ git checkout mytopic $ git checkout mytopic
error: You have local changes to 'frotz'; not switching branches. error: You have local changes to 'frotz'; not switching branches.
------------ ------------
+
You can give the `-m` flag to the command, which would try a You can give the `-m` flag to the command, which would try a
three-way merge: three-way merge:
+
------------ ------------
$ git checkout -m mytopic $ git checkout -m mytopic
Auto-merging frotz Auto-merging frotz
------------ ------------
+
After this three-way merge, the local modifications are _not_ After this three-way merge, the local modifications are _not_
registered in your index file, so `git diff` would show you what registered in your index file, so `git diff` would show you what
changes you made since the tip of the new branch. changes you made since the tip of the new branch.
. When a merge conflict happens during switching branches with === 3. Merge conflict
the `-m` option, you would see something like this:
+ When a merge conflict happens during switching branches with
the `-m` option, you would see something like this:
------------ ------------
$ git checkout -m mytopic $ git checkout -m mytopic
Auto-merging frotz Auto-merging frotz
ERROR: Merge conflict in frotz ERROR: Merge conflict in frotz
fatal: merge program failed fatal: merge program failed
------------ ------------
+
At this point, `git diff` shows the changes cleanly merged as in At this point, `git diff` shows the changes cleanly merged as in
the previous example, as well as the changes in the conflicted the previous example, as well as the changes in the conflicted
files. Edit and resolve the conflict and mark it resolved with files. Edit and resolve the conflict and mark it resolved with
`git add` as usual: `git add` as usual:
+
------------ ------------
$ edit frotz $ edit frotz
$ git add frotz $ git add frotz