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# `glab mr checkout`

Checkout to an open merge request

```plaintext
glab mr checkout [<id> | <branch>] [flags]
```

## Examples

```plaintext
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   # use checked out branch

```

## Options

```plaintext
  -b, --branch string            checkout merge request with <branch> name
  -u, --set-upstream-to string   set tracking of checked out branch to [REMOTE/]BRANCH
```

## Options inherited from parent commands

```plaintext
      --help              Show help for command
  -R, --repo OWNER/REPO   Select another repository using the OWNER/REPO or `GROUP/NAMESPACE/REPO` format or full URL or git URL
```