    # File lib/chef/provider/git.rb, line 127
          def checkout
            sha_ref = target_revision
            # checkout into a local branch rather than a detached HEAD
            shell_out!("git checkout -b deploy #{sha_ref}", run_options(:cwd => @new_resource.destination))
            Chef::Log.info "#{@new_resource} checked out branch: #{@new_resource.revision} reference: #{sha_ref}"
          end