Git 结帐<branch_name>不管用</branch_name>

Question

I am aware that git checkout -b "branch_name" will create a new branch and git checkout "branch_name" will switch to the specified branch

But when I unknowingly did git checkout branch_name (PS there is no quotes surrounding the branch_name) even though it said it is tracking the specified branch I was not able to see the branch level changes.

So are the double quotes mandatory for specifying the branch name during checkout?

Answer 1

is the double quotes mandatory for specifying the branch name during checkout?

No, " is not needed.

From git checkout 's reference :

$ git checkout master

$ git checkout mytopic

Answer 2

I have never used quotes for checking out a git branch in 4 years of using git. That being said, you can also do, in case you have a reason for doing so.

git checkout \"branch_name\"
git checkout -b \"branch_name\"