On Wed, 30 Mar 2011 10:14:05 -0700 (PDT) matseitz_cisco <matse...@cisco.com> wrote:
> > > What is the git gui equivalent to "git checkout -b"? > > > > > I have a working tree with changes that I don't want to commit to > > > "master" > > > yet. So I want to create a new branch to contain my changes. > > > > > > If I go to "Branch->Create", I see an option to "Checkout After > > > Creation", > > > but I want to be sure that is the right choice. > > > > It is the right choice. > > To cite the git-checkout manual: > > "If -b is given, a new branch is created as if git-branch(1) were > > called and then checked out." > > Thanks for confirming that "git checkout -b" would be the correct CLI > command. > > Are you also saying that the git gui "Branch->Create" command with the > "Checkout After Creation" option enabled is the equivalent of "git > checkout -b"? Instead of spending so many time to write these two messages, you could simply try this out: $ mkdir /tmp/foo && cd /tmp/foo && git init . $ touch aaa && git add . && git commit -m "root commit" $ git checkout -b test $ git branch master * test $ git checkout master $ git branch -d test (At this point there's again just the single branch, "master", which is checked out.) Then fire git-gui, run the command you wanted to test out, go back to the shell and run $ git branch You will see the output identical to what you've seen after running `git checkout -b test`. Hence, note that git-gui does not do any kind of special magic which cannot be seen using lower-level Git tools -- it just runs these tools each time you issue one command or another. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Git for human beings" group. To post to this group, send email to git-users@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to git-users+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/git-users?hl=en.
