> The GP was talking about "moving the branch pointer", Not explicitly. `git checkout ref path` implies `--force`, since you're being specific. I would prefe

> The GP was talking about "moving the branch pointer", Not explicitly. `git checkout ref path` implies `--force`, since you're being specific. I would prefer if Git could keep a GCed pile of saved workspace changes every time you force checkout/reset. But for the love of all that is good, stop using `git checkout`/`git reset` in the few ways they hurt.