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How do I check out a particular named branch of a Mercurial repo?
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Checking out a branch updates the files in the working directory to match the version stored in that branch, and it tells Git to record all new commits on that branch. Think of it as a way to select which line of development you're working on.
Force a Checkout You can pass the -f or --force option with the git checkout command to force Git to switch branches, even if you have un-staged changes (in other words, the index of the working tree differs from HEAD ). Basically, it can be used to throw away local changes.
So, to check out a remote branch, you have first to fetch the contents of the branch. In the latest versions of Git, you can check out the remote branch like a local branch. Syntax: $ git checkout <remotebranch>
Ah. I was asking the wrong question.
I needed to know how to switch to a particular branch in Mercurial.
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