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NAME

glab-mr-checkout - Check out an open merge request.

SYNOPSIS

glab mr checkout [ | | ] [flags]

DESCRIPTION

Defaults to the currently checked-out branch. Use --branch to override the local branch name used for the checkout.

OPTIONS

-b, --branch="" Check out merge request with name .

-u, --set-upstream-to="" Set tracking of checked-out branch to [REMOTE/]BRANCH.

OPTIONS INHERITED FROM PARENT COMMANDS

-h, --help[=false] Show help for this command.

-R, --repo="" Select another repository. You can use either OWNER/REPO or GROUP/NAMESPACE/REPO. The full URL or Git URL is also accepted.

EXAMPLE

glab mr checkout 1
glab mr checkout branch
glab mr checkout 12 --branch todo-fix
glab mr checkout new-feature --set-upstream-to=upstream/main
glab mr checkout https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/cli/-/merge_requests/1234
# Uses the checked-out branch
glab mr checkout

SEE ALSO

glab-mr(1)

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