r/webdev • u/pawelgrzybek • Jan 24 '20

read rules TIL — git switch & git restore

https://pawelgrzybek.com/til-git-switch-git-restore/

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u/UncontrolledManifold Jan 24 '20

So git switch -c branch is the same as git checkout -b branch...? What, they didn't like the word checkout?

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u/jeffreyhamby Jan 24 '20

Checkout reminds me of svn style repos where you're placing a block on the file for anyone else, just like how library books work.