t checked out using "git checkout" operation. You may
also specify <code>-</code> which is synonymous to <code>@{-1}</code>.</p>
</div>
<div class="paragraph">
<p>As a special case, you may use <code>A...B</code> as a shortcut for the
merge base of <code>A</code> and <code>B</code> if there is exactly one merge base. You can
leave out at most one of <code>A</code> and <code>B</code>, in which case it defaults to <code>HEAD</code>.</p>
</div>
</dd>
<dt class="hdlist1">&lt;new_branch&gt;</dt>
<dd>
<p>Name for