 [-m] [--detach] &lt;commit&gt;
<em>git checkout</em> [-q] [-f] [-m] [[-b|-B|--orphan] &lt;new_branch&gt;] [&lt;start_point&gt;]
<em>git checkout</em> [-f|--ours|--theirs|-m|--conflict=&lt;style&gt;] [&lt;tree-ish&gt;] [--] &lt;paths&gt;&#8230;&#8203;
<em>git checkout</em> [&lt;tree-ish&gt;] [--] &lt;pathspec&gt;&#8230;&#8203;
<em>git checkout</em> (-p|--patch) [&lt;tree-ish&gt;] [--] [&lt;paths&gt;&#8230;&#8203;]</pre>
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<h2 id="_description">DESCRIPTION</h2>
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