checkout ☠️

git checkout --help

# will explain that the command can be used to
# Switch branches or restore working tree files

Almost 5 years ago, Git introduced two new commands with a clear separation of responsibilities previously designated for checkout. Read more on the GitHub Blog in Highlights from Git 2.23

Even if you have used git checkout for yonks and old habits die hard, I recommend considering picking up these newer commands — even if only for teaching newcomers. Friends don’t make friends learn checkout when these two have been introduced to make our Git lives easier: