git-checkout.txt: document "git checkout <pathspec>" better
git checkout <pathspec> can be used to reset changes in the working tree. Signed-off-by: Torsten Bögershausen <tboegi@web.de> Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
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NAME
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git-checkout - Checkout a branch or paths to the working tree
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git-checkout - Switch branches or restore working tree files
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SYNOPSIS
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(i.e. commit, tag or tree) to update the index for the given
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paths before updating the working tree.
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'git checkout' with <paths> or `--patch` is used to restore modified or
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deleted paths to their original contents from the index or replace paths
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with the contents from a named <tree-ish> (most often a commit-ish).
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The index may contain unmerged entries because of a previous failed merge.
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By default, if you try to check out such an entry from the index, the
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checkout operation will fail and nothing will be checked out.
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