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Documentation: "git-checkout <tree> <path>" takes any tree-ish

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Especially, it is not limited to branch.

Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <junkio@cox.net>
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'git-checkout' [-f] [-b <new_branch> [-l]] [-m] [<branch>]
'git-checkout' [<branch>] <paths>...
'git-checkout' [<tree-ish>] <paths>...
DESCRIPTION
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@ -22,11 +22,13 @@ be created.
When <paths> are given, this command does *not* switch
branches. It updates the named paths in the working tree from
the index file (i.e. it runs `git-checkout-index -f -u`). In
the index file (i.e. it runs `git-checkout-index -f -u`), or a
named commit. In
this case, `-f` and `-b` options are meaningless and giving
either of them results in an error. <branch> argument can be
used to specify a specific tree-ish to update the index for the
given paths before updating the working tree.
either of them results in an error. <tree-ish> argument can be
used to specify a specific tree-ish (i.e. commit, tag or tree)
to update the index for the given paths before updating the
working tree.
OPTIONS