git-checkout:tldr:e4597

git-checkout: Switch to an existing local branch.

$ git checkout ${branch_name}

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The command git checkout ${branch_name} is used in git, a version control system, to switch to a different branch in a repository.

git is the command to interact with Git.
checkout is the command used to switch branches or restore files from different commits or branches.
${branch_name} is a placeholder for the name of the branch you want to switch to. You need to replace ${branch_name} with the actual name of the branch you want to checkout.

When you run the command git checkout ${branch_name}, it will switch your working directory to the specified branch, allowing you to start working on that branch or view the files and history associated with it. Any changes you make will now be specific to that branch.

This explanation was created by an AI. In most cases those are correct. But please always be careful and never run a command you are not sure if it is safe.

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