Re: git branch --switch?

On 4/17/07, Rene Herman [off-list ref] wrote:

git clone -l -s -n <a local linux repo> local
git checkout -b v20 v2.6.20
git branch a
git branch b
git branch c

Step 1, 3, 4 and 5 of this are nearly instantaneous but 2 isn't

I might have misunderstood your goal, but have you tried

 git clone -l -s -n <a local linux repo> local
 git branch a v2.6.20
 git branch b a
 git branch c a

Now a, b and c all point at v2.6.20, while HEAD points as master.

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larsh