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.\" Title: git-checkout
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.\" Date: 2025-06-15
.\" Manual: Git Manual
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.TH "GIT\-CHECKOUT" "1" "2025\-06\-15" "Git 2\&.50\&.1" "Git Manual"
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.SH "NAME"
git-checkout \- Switch branches or restore working tree files
.SH "SYNOPSIS"
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.nf
\fBgit\fR \fBcheckout\fR [\fB\-q\fR] [\fB\-f\fR] [\fB\-m\fR] [\fI\fR]
\fBgit\fR \fBcheckout\fR [\fB\-q\fR] [\fB\-f\fR] [\fB\-m\fR] \fB\-\-detach\fR [\fI\fR]
\fBgit\fR \fBcheckout\fR [\fB\-q\fR] [\fB\-f\fR] [\fB\-m\fR] [\fB\-\-detach\fR] \fI\fR
\fBgit\fR \fBcheckout\fR [\fB\-q\fR] [\fB\-f\fR] [\fB\-m\fR] [[\fB\-b\fR|\fB\-B\fR|\fB\-\-orphan\fR] \fI\fR] [\fI\fR]
\fBgit\fR \fBcheckout\fR [\fB\-f\fR] \fI\fR [\fB\-\-\fR] \fI\fR\&...
\fBgit\fR \fBcheckout\fR [\fB\-f\fR] \fI\fR \fB\-\-pathspec\-from\-file=\fR\fI\fR [\fB\-\-pathspec\-file\-nul\fR]
\fBgit\fR \fBcheckout\fR [\fB\-f\fR|\fB\-\-ours\fR|\fB\-\-theirs\fR|\fB\-m\fR|\fB\-\-conflict=\fR\fI