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Ben Knoble" , "Julia Evans" Cc: git@vger.kernel.org Message-Id: In-Reply-To: References: Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/5] doc: git-checkout: clarify intro Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit > I think we've dropped the bit about the default interpretation of "git > checkout ". Maybe > > When you run `git checkout `, Git tries to guess whether > `` is intended to be a branch, a commit, or a set of file(s), > and then switches branches, switches commits, or restores the files. > > By default, Git interprets `` as a __. > [explain what choosing a tree-ish means for the user?] > > [Your notes on disambiguation as before] Thanks, will fix. Though I don't think it's accurate that Git will treat as a in this context, since `git checkout ` is not valid. Will find a different wording. (I get "fatal: Cannot switch branch to a non-commit")