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diff --git a/git-checkout.txt b/git-checkout.txt index 4505eb6..afda5c3 100644 --- a/git-checkout.txt +++ b/git-checkout.txt 
@@ -154,6 +154,10 @@  As a special case, the `"@\{-N\}"` syntax for the N-th last branch  checks out the branch (instead of detaching). You may also specify  `-` which is synonymous with `"@\{-1\}"`. ++ +As a further special case, you may use `"A...B"` as a shortcut for the +merge base of `A` and `B` if there is exactly one merge base. You can +leave out at most one of `A` and `B`, in which case it defaults to `HEAD`.    <new_branch>:: 	Name for the new branch.