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Git Checkout Use Case ExampleYou are working on a branch calledfeature/A containing a file namedutils.js.You have another branch calledfeature/B with anupdatedutils.js file.

You want to checkout that file and bring it from the branch calledfeature/B to the branch calledfeature/A.

Thegit checkout command offers a simple way to get a file or a folder from another branch.

Here is the syntax to checkout a file from another branch:

git checkout <other-branch-name> -- path/to/your/folder

Here is the process to follow:

1. Checkout to the branch where you want to copy the file.

git checkout feature/A

2. Once you are on the correct branch, copy the file.

git checkout feature/B -- utils.js

3. Use thegit status command to ensure that the file has been copied.

4. Commit and push to a remote.

When using the checkout command, you can also get:

• A folder from another branch.
• Multiple files by specifying each one of them.

Also, note that you can get a file/folder from the stash.