* HACKING: In the paragraph about switching branches, mention
"git stash" as a way to continue while preserving uncommitted
changes.
sometimes the checkout will fail, telling you that your local
modifications conflict with changes required to switch branches.
However, in any case, you will *not* lose your uncommitted changes.
+ Run "git stash" to temporarily hide uncommitted changes in your
+ local directory, restoring a clean working directory.
Anyhow, get back onto your just-created branch: