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Linus Torvalds wrote:
[...]
> Now, what happens is that when you change branches with a dirty tree, the 
> "git checkout" will do one of two things:
> 
>  - if the dirty files are _identical_ in both branches...

I'm sorry to be quibbling over semantics, truly I am!  But here
is my confusion:  if modified-but-uncommitted (hence dirty) files
are not associated with *any* branch, then how could 'dirty' files
be 'in' both branches (or 'in' any branch at all)?

Thanks for your continued patience with me!  I hate to distract you
from your real work -- I can only hope that others are learning as
much from your answers as I am.