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switch to previous branch git

# command
git checkout -

# details
: 'This command allows you to quickly switch to the previously checked out
branch. On a general note - is an alias for the previous branch. It can be 
used with other commands as well. I aliased checkout to co so, it becomes 
just git co -'

git go to previous branch

git checkout -

git move branch to previous commit

git checkout 1258f0d0aae    #detach from master
git branch -f master HEAD   #exactly as above

#optionally reattach to master
git checkout master