Switch Git branch without files checkout

Question

Is it possible in Git to switch to another branch without checking out all files?

After switching branch I need to delete all files, regenerate them, commit and swit

Answer 1

If you are simply trying to change where a remote branch points, you can do it with "git push" without touching your local copy.

http://kernel.org/pub/software/scm/git/docs/git-push.html

The format of a parameter is an optional plus +, followed by the source ref , followed by a colon :, followed by the destination ref . It is used to specify with what object the ref in the remote repository is to be updated.

eg, to update foo to commit c5f7eba do the following:

git push origin c5f7eba:foo

Not sure if that's what you were after or not.