user guide help (definitions of terms)

[Inky 788]

On Wed, Aug 5, 2009 at 7:33 PM, Martin Pool<mbp at sourcefrog.net> wrote:
> 2009/8/6 Inky 788 <inky788 at gmail.com>:
>>
>> What is the difference between a branch and a checkout?
>
> A checkout is a working tree.

Ok. I think that part of what was just confusing me is that "checkout"
is not only a noun but also a verb here. I hope that the term "branch"
doesn't also suffer from that malady. :)