X-Git-Url: https://git.tokkee.org/?a=blobdiff_plain;f=git-checkout.sh;h=92ec069a3acacc2d12c2c709311969f3d0aa4153;hb=6900679c2f6d937a5a6ef616869c8887690ad19d;hp=4192a99fec1e137599b250a4f65c1b1e4201c601;hpb=f388cec3d77751a6c20b3b10415344f5355b5a2f;p=git.git

diff --git a/git-checkout.sh b/git-checkout.sh
index 4192a99fe..92ec069a3 100755
--- a/git-checkout.sh
+++ b/git-checkout.sh
@@ -146,8 +146,11 @@ fi
 
 [ -z "$branch$newbranch" ] &&
 	[ "$new" != "$old" ] &&
-	die "git checkout: to checkout the requested commit you need to specify 
-              a name for a new branch which is created and switched to"
+	die "git checkout: provided reference cannot be checked out directly
+
+  You need -b to associate a new branch with the wanted checkout. Example:
+  git checkout -b <new_branch_name> $arg
+"
 
 if [ "X$old" = X ]
 then