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From: Jeff King <peff@peff.net>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 4/5] doc/checkout: split checkout and branch creation
	in synopsis
Date: Mon, 13 Apr 2009 09:19:49 -0400
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On Mon, Apr 13, 2009 at 03:13:06PM +0200, Sverre Rabbelier wrote:

> On Mon, Apr 13, 2009 at 13:19, Jeff King <peff@peff.net> wrote:
> > +'git checkout' [-q] [-f] [-m] [-b <new_branch>] [<start_point>]
> 
> This way doesn't it say you can leave out the [-b <new branch>] part
> but still specify a start point? I thought the general syntax for this
> would make it:
> 
> > +'git checkout' [-q] [-f] [-m] [-b <new_branch> [<start_point>]]

Oops, actually it is supposed to be:

 'git checkout' ... -b <new_branch> [<start_point>]

The cause where "-b <new_branch>" isn't used is covered in the line
above.

-Peff