3 files changed, 45 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/_examples/checkout/main.go b/_examples/checkout/main.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3282f14
--- /dev/null
+++ b/_examples/checkout/main.go
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+package main
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"os"
+
+	"gopkg.in/src-d/go-git.v4"
+	. "gopkg.in/src-d/go-git.v4/_examples"
+	"gopkg.in/src-d/go-git.v4/plumbing"
+)
+
+// Basic example of how to checkout a specific commit.
+func main() {
+	CheckArgs("<url>", "<directory>", "<commit-ref>")
+	url, directory, commitRef := os.Args[1], os.Args[2], os.Args[3]
+
+	// Clone the given repository to the given directory
+	Info("git clone %s %s --recursive", url, directory)
+
+	r, err := git.PlainClone(directory, false, &git.CloneOptions{
+		URL:               url,
+		RecurseSubmodules: git.DefaultSubmoduleRecursionDepth,
+	})
+
+	CheckIfError(err)
+
+	Info("git checkout %s", commitRef)
+
+	w, err := r.Worktree()
+
+	CheckIfError(err)
+
+	CheckIfError(w.Checkout(plumbing.NewHash(commitRef)))
+
+	fmt.Println("voila")
+}
diff --git a/_examples/common.go b/_examples/common.go
index 913cb18..c4618ae 100644
--- a/_examples/common.go
+++ b/_examples/common.go
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 )
 
+// CheckArgs should be uesed to esnure the right command line arguments are
+// passed before executing an example.
 func CheckArgs(arg ...string) {
 	if len(os.Args) < len(arg)+1 {
 		Warning("Usage: %s %s", os.Args[0], strings.Join(arg, " "))
@@ -13,6 +15,7 @@ func CheckArgs(arg ...string) {
 	}
 }
 
+// CheckIfError should be used to naiivly panics if an error is not nil.
 func CheckIfError(err error) {
 	if err == nil {
 		return
@@ -22,10 +25,12 @@ func CheckIfError(err error) {
 	os.Exit(1)
 }
 
+// Info should be used to describe the example commands that are about to run.
 func Info(format string, args ...interface{}) {
 	fmt.Printf("\x1b[34;1m%s\x1b[0m\n", fmt.Sprintf(format, args...))
 }
 
+// Warning should be used to display a warning
 func Warning(format string, args ...interface{}) {
 	fmt.Printf("\x1b[36;1m%s\x1b[0m\n", fmt.Sprintf(format, args...))
 }
diff --git a/_examples/common_test.go b/_examples/common_test.go
index cb101e2..d812f2b 100644
--- a/_examples/common_test.go
+++ b/_examples/common_test.go
@@ -16,12 +16,13 @@ var examplesTest = flag.Bool("examples", false, "run the examples tests")
 var defaultURL = "https://github.com/mcuadros/basic.git"
 
 var args = map[string][]string{
-	"showcase":    []string{defaultURL, tempFolder()},
-	"custom_http": []string{defaultURL},
+	"checkout":    []string{defaultURL, tempFolder(), "35e85108805c84807bc66a02d91535e1e24b38b9"},
 	"clone":       []string{defaultURL, tempFolder()},
-	"progress":    []string{defaultURL, tempFolder()},
+	"custom_http": []string{defaultURL},
 	"open":        []string{cloneRepository(defaultURL, tempFolder())},
+	"progress":    []string{defaultURL, tempFolder()},
 	"push":        []string{setEmptyRemote(cloneRepository(defaultURL, tempFolder()))},
+	"showcase":    []string{defaultURL, tempFolder()},
 }
 
 var ignored = map[string]bool{}