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This command is used to switch from one branch to another.

Examplegit checkout [branch name]

Testing

Example$ git checkout <branchname>

Switches to the specified branch and updates the working directory

Example$ git checkout [branch-name]

How to find and restore a deleted file in a Git repository?

Find the last commit that affected the given path. As the file isn't in the HEAD commit, that previous commit must have deleted it.

git rev-list -n 1 HEAD -- <file_path>

Then checkout the version at the commit before, using the caret (^) symbol:

git checkout <deleting_commit>^ -- <file_path>

Or in one command, if $file is the file in question.

git checkout $(git rev-list -n 1 HEAD -- "$file")^ -- "$file"

Examplegit rev-list -n 1 HEAD -- <file_path>

Switch to the specified branch.

Examplegit checkout main

Create and switch to a new branch.

Examplegit checkout -b feature-x

Check out a specific commit (detached HEAD).

Examplegit checkout abc123

Discard changes in a file, restoring it to the last commit.

Examplegit checkout -- index.html

Copy a file from another branch to the current branch.

Examplegit checkout main -- index.html

Switch to the previously checked-out branch or commit.

Examplegit checkout -

Create and track a remote branch.

Examplegit checkout --track origin/feature-x

Create a new branch with no commit history.

Examplegit checkout --orphan new-branch

Force checkout, discarding uncommitted changes.

Examplegit checkout -f main

During a merge conflict, keep the current branch’s version of a file.

Examplegit checkout --ours index.html

During a merge conflict, use the other branch’s version of a file.

Examplegit checkout --theirs index.html

Merge conflicting changes in a file during checkout.

Examplegit checkout --merge index.html

Show merge conflicts in a specific style (merge or diff3).

Examplegit checkout --conflict=merge index.html

Quiet mode, suppress feedback during checkout.

Examplegit checkout -q main

Force progress reporting, even in non-interactive terminals.

Examplegit checkout --progress main

Disable guessing the branch name when ambiguous.

Examplegit checkout --no-guess feature

Update submodules when switching branches.

Examplegit checkout --recurse-submodules main

Do not update submodules when switching branches.

Examplegit checkout --no-recurse-submodules main

Switch branch or restore files.

Examplegit checkout main

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