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From: Johannes Schindelin <Johannes.Schindelin@gmx.de>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] checkout without arguments does not make sense
Date: Tue, 22 Jul 2008 02:57:54 +0200 (CEST)
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Hi,

On Mon, 21 Jul 2008, Miklos Vajna wrote:

> On Mon, Jul 21, 2008 at 05:36:59PM -0400, Avery Pennarun <apenwarr@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > I think "git status" reports this information in recent versions, 
> > doesn't it?
> 
> Right. But that shows other infos as well, for example the untracked 
> files, etc. So there are cases when git checkout is just better.
> 
> However, you are right about it may not be the best habit from my side 
> to use git checkout to get that info. ;-)

I usually call "git status" for that information.  But Junio suggested 
checkout recently on #git, for exactly that information, so you are not 
alone at all.

Ciao,
Dscho