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From: "Bryan O'Donoghue" <typedef@eircom.net>
Subject: Re: cogito/git usage question
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To: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@osdl.org>, git@vger.kernel.org
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Linus Torvalds wrote:

<snip>

> 	git checkout -b bryan-mm v2.6.13-rc6
> 
> (mental footnote: pronounce it as "git checkout new branch 'bryan-mm' at
> v2.6.13-rc3").
> 
> [ You can also do the exact same thing by
> 
> 	git branch bryan-mm v2.6.13-rc6
> 	git checkout bryan-mm

<snip>

> And then you can switch between the different branches with just a simple
> 
> 	git checkout <branch>

Having re-read your email, six times or so, I believe those two
incantations finally make sense.

If I'm understanding, I update to a given git repository, branch locally
based on tags and then I can checkout a branch locally, to make that the
active branch.

Thank you for the input !


Best,
Bryan

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