Linus Torvalds wrote: <snip>
> git checkout -b bryan-mm v2.6.13-rc6 > > (mental footnote: pronounce it as "git checkout new branch 'bryan-mm' at > v2.6.13-rc3"). > > [ You can also do the exact same thing by > > git branch bryan-mm v2.6.13-rc6 > git checkout bryan-mm <snip> > And then you can switch between the different branches with just a simple > > git checkout <branch> Having re-read your email, six times or so, I believe those two incantations finally make sense. If I'm understanding, I update to a given git repository, branch locally based on tags and then I can checkout a branch locally, to make that the active branch. Thank you for the input ! Best, Bryan -- "Fiery the angels fell. Deep thunder rolled around their shores, burning with the fires of Orc." -- Roy Batty, Blade Runner. - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe git" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html