I run the git checkout command for a given branch in the code repo

/util/bin/git checkout experimental-branch

I got the following error message, what does it mean, and how to address this kind of issue.

error: Your local changes to the following files would be overwritten by checkout:
        tests/test_plan.py
Please commit your changes or stash them before you switch branches.

CodePudding user response：

Before switching branches you have to commit the existing changes or stash them or even you can reset them.

To commit you can follow these steps

git add .
git commit -m "Your commit message"

To Stash

git stash 

To reset

git reset --hard

CodePudding user response：

it is saying that, you need to commit the changes before switching the branches do this, git add. git commit -m "your message here"

hope this will help you. happy coding