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From:   Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
To:     Oleg Taranenko <olegtaranenko@gmail.com>
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Subject: Re: [PATCH v3] checkout: eliminate unnecessary merge for trivial checkout
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Oleg Taranenko <olegtaranenko@gmail.com> writes:

> Sorry for bothering, why not introduce a brand new option like git
> checkout -b foo --skip-worktree-merge for such rare optimization use
> case?

I am not sure what problem such a new option solves.  How would you
describe and explain what "--skip-worktree-merge" option to the end
user?