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[PATCH] Remove total confusion from "git checkout"

The target to check out does not need to be a branch. The _result_ of the
checkout needs to be a branch. Don't confuse the two, and then insult the
user.

Insulting is ok, but I personally get really pissed off is a tool is both
confused and insulting. At least be _correct_ and insulting.

Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@osdl.org>
Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <junkio@cox.net>
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Linus Torvalds 20 years ago committed by Junio C Hamano
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      git-checkout.sh

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git-checkout.sh

@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ while [ "$#" != "0" ]; do @@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ while [ "$#" != "0" ]; do
;;
*)
rev=$(git-rev-parse --verify "$arg^0" 2>/dev/null) ||
die "hey dummy, branch '$arg' doesn't exist."
die "I don't know any '$arg'."
if [ -z "$rev" ]; then
echo "unknown flag $arg"
exit 1

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