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Subject:    =?UTF-8?Q?Is_the_entire_working_copy_=E2=80=9Cat_one_branch=E2=80=9D=3F?=
From:       Stefan Monov <logixoul () gmail ! com>
Date:       2016-10-28 15:01:06
Message-ID: CAJtFkWs4qYCqnbJD+zCRCAW3teczb4CdvncvYoMN_VvthJGr=w () mail ! gmail ! com
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This is a very basic question but maybe I just don't know how to
phrase my query well enough to find an answer.

Let me begin with a SVN example. SVN doesn't have a "current branch"
as a property of a working copy, so I'll give the example with
revisions instead. Consider a working copy with the dirs `foo` and
`bar` in it. In SVN one can `update` foo to an earlier version, but
keep `bar` at `HEAD`.

Is it possible in an analogical git working copy to checkout one
branch in dir `foo` without changing the branch checked out in `bar`?

If not, why not?

TIA,
Stefan Monov
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