<h2>SYNOPSIS</h2>\r
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-<div class="content"><em>git-checkout</em> [-f] [-b <new_branch>] [-m] [<branch>]\r
+<div class="content"><em>git-checkout</em> [-f] [-b <new_branch> [-l]] [-m] [<branch>]\r
<em>git-checkout</em> [-m] [<branch>] <paths>…</div></div>\r
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<h2>DESCRIPTION</h2>\r
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- Create a new branch and start it at <branch>.\r
+ Create a new branch named <new_branch> and start it at\r
+ <branch>. The new branch name must pass all checks defined\r
+ by <a href="git-check-ref-format.html">git-check-ref-format(1)</a>. Some of these checks\r
+ may restrict the characters allowed in a branch name.\r
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+ Create the new branch's ref log. This activates recording of\r
+ all changes to made the branch ref, enabling use of date\r
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-Last updated 29-Apr-2006 07:01:33 UTC\r
+Last updated 04-Jun-2006 07:24:22 UTC\r
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