[cheshire137]

Huh. I use checkout multiple times a day every day. It's how I switch branches, including creating new branches. I guess I could use other commands, but why change what's working fine?

[joshka]

https://github.blog/open-source/git/highlights-from-git-2-23... gives a good overview of the reason for the two new commands.

[mac-attack]

"The new commands, by contrast, aim to clearly separate the responsibilities of git checkout into two narrower categories: operations which change branches and operations which change files."

Simple, concise breakdown