git-checkout.txt: clarify that <branch> applies when no path is given.

Otherwise, the sentence "Defaults to HEAD." can be mis-read to mean that "git checkout -- hello.c" checks-out from HEAD. Signed-off-by: Matthieu Moy <[email protected]> Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <[email protected]>
svenwei · Apr 8, 2009 · 39470cf · 39470cf
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@@ -85,9  85,13 @@ should result in deletion of the path).
 <new_branch>::
 	Name for the new branch.
 
 <tree-ish>::
 	Tree to checkout from (when paths are given). If not specified,
 	the index will be used.
 
 <branch>::
-	Branch to checkout; may be any object ID that resolves to a
-	commit.  Defaults to HEAD.
 	Branch to checkout (when no paths are given); may be any object
 	ID that resolves to a commit.  Defaults to HEAD.
  
 When this parameter names a non-branch (but still a valid commit object),
 your HEAD becomes 'detached'.