Difference between git checkout - and git checkout master

Question

What are the differences between:

git checkout -

and

git checkout master

Thanks

Possible duplicate of [difference between "git checkout - . " and "git checkout -- ."](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/44001013/difference-between-git-checkout-and-git-checkout) — phd, Mar 22 '19 at 16:46
https://stackoverflow.com/search?q=%5Bgit%5D+difference+%22checkout+-%22 — phd, Mar 22 '19 at 16:46

score 2 · Accepted Answer · edited Mar 22 '19 at 15:59

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git checkout -

is just a shortcut to check out the previously checked out branch.

edited Mar 22 '19 at 15:59

isherwood

answered Mar 22 '19 at 15:53

Romain Valeri

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