format-patch: support deep threading

[git.git] / Documentation / git-checkout.txt

diff --git a/Documentation/git-checkout.txt b/Documentation/git-checkout.txt
index 9cd51514dbfd987db4423e254e8bab7284352525..3bccffae628e065a6cd92155a9283d5710991fd7 100644 (file)
--- a/Documentation/git-checkout.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-checkout.txt
@@ -133,6 +133,10 @@ the conflicted merge in the specified paths.
 +
 When this parameter names a non-branch (but still a valid commit object),
 your HEAD becomes 'detached'.
++
+As a special case, the "`@\{-N\}`" syntax for the N-th last branch
+checks out the branch (instead of detaching).  You may also specify
+"`-`" which is synonymous with "`@\{-1\}`".
 
 
 Detached HEAD