checkout is one of the most confusing commands for new comers. This Stackoverflow explains how it can be replaced with switch and restore.

  • git switch can now be used to change branches, as git checkout <branchname> does
  • git restore can be used to reset files to certain revisions, as git checkout -- <path_to_file> does
  • triarius@programming.dev
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    1 year ago

    They’re interchangeable for branches. Checkout works with arbitrary refs like commit hashes and tags as well. For these, switch needs the --detach flag. You can also use it to create a new branch from the current commit with ’git switch -c $branch_name’.