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From: Xavier Maillard <zedek@gnu.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] checkout -d: explicitly detach HEAD even when switching to the tip of a branch
Date: Sat, 31 Mar 2007 16:55:17 +0200
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   > You cannot currently checkout the tip of an existing branch
   > without moving to the branch.
   > 
   > This allows you to detach your HEAD and place it at such a
   > commit, with:
   > 
   >     $ git checkout -d master

   What about

	 $ git checkout master^0

   trick to force detaching?

I love this idea.

Xavier