Notes about different listings in different branches

git-primer.tex

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 \todo[inline]{Add information about directory contents in the different branches}
 
+Note that what you see in your directory (both in a text editor and in your GUI) will depend upon which branch you have checked out. For example, in our branching example, we will first check out the \texttt{main} branch and then do a file listing:
+
+\input{include/gitcheckoutmain&ls}
+
+which will then give us this output:
+
+\begin{Verbatim}[]
+doc_a.txt
+\end{Verbatim}
+
+Here's a screen capture of our online version, but if you've cloned this locally and are looking at the \texttt{main} branch, you should see something like this:
+
+\vspace{0.5\baselineskip}
+\frame{\includegraphics[scale=0.75]{gitea-checkout-main}}
+\vspace{\baselineskip}
+
+If we checkout the \texttt{testbranch} branch and then do a file listing:
+
+\input{include/gitcheckouttestbranch&ls}
+
+we get this output:
+
+\begin{Verbatim}[]
+doc_a.txt doc_b.txt
+\end{Verbatim}
+
+Again, here's a screen capture of our online version, which should resemble what you see in your GUI if you've cloned this:
+
+\vspace{0.5\baselineskip}
+\frame{\includegraphics[scale=0.75]{gitea-checkout-testbranch}}
+
+
+
 \section{Uses of Branching}
 
 \todo[inline]{Add notes about uses in technical writing, creative writing}

include/gitcheckoutmain&ls.tex

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+\begin{Verbatim}[]
+$ git checkout main
+$ ls
+\end{Verbatim}

include/gitcheckouttestbranch&ls.tex

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+\begin{Verbatim}[]
+$ git checkout testbranch
+$ ls
+\end{Verbatim}