Re: [PATCH 0/3] teach git-checkout -B WAS builtin/checkout: DWIM with -f -b

On Tue, Jun 22, 2010 at 1:19 AM, Tay Ray Chuan [off-list ref] wrote:

Right now, the -f/--force in git-checkout doesn't carry over to -b
operations - ie. you can't do git checkout -b branch on an existing
branch.

This patch allows you to do this with the -B option, so that one can do

 git checkout -B branch ref

which is equivalent to

 git branch -f branch ref && git checkout branch

oops - forgot to add this to the cover letter:

Jeff, I've tried my best to check that the --track DWIM-ery still
works; could you second this?

Erick, does this series change how --orphan should be used?

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Cheers,
Ray Chuan