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# [How to checkout recent branch in git?](https://blog.macieksitkowski.com/how-to-checkout-recent-branch-in-git?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

Use the following command to checkout recent branch: git checkout - It's basically an alias for: git checkout @{-1} You can checkout any previous branch, by replacing N with the N-th last branch that was checked out. git checkout @{-N} Following d...

Nov 7, 2022 · 1 min read · blog.macieksitkowski.com  
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