[2023-08-16]: Desktop v3.2.8 Updates (#40594)

Co-authored-by: github-actions <[email protected]>
Co-authored-by: Isaac Brown <[email protected]>

content/desktop/contributing-and-collaborating-using-github-desktop/managing-commits/checking-out-a-commit-in-github-desktop.md

@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+---
+title: Checking out a commit in GitHub Desktop
+shortTitle: Checking out a commit
+intro: 'You can use {% data variables.product.prodname_desktop %} to checkout a previous commit in your repository.'
+versions:
+  feature: desktop
+---
+
+## About checking out a commit
+
+Checking out a commit allows you to view your repository in a previous state without needing to create a new branch or modify an existing branch. This can be helpful when debugging since it allows you to see if a bug exists in your repository at a previous commit.
+
+Checking out a commit puts your repository in a "detached HEAD" state. In Git terminology "HEAD" is the reference that points to the tip, or latest commit, of a named branch in your repository. A "detached HEAD" state means that HEAD refers to a specific commit, but not on a named branch in your repository. 
+
+{% note %}
+
+**Note:** Any commits made in a "detached HEAD" state will be lost when switching branches, since these commits have not been made on a named branch. If you need to recover the lost commits, see "[Troubleshooting](#troubleshooting)."
+
+{% endnote %}
+
+
+## Checking out a commit
+
+{% data reusables.desktop.history-tab %}
+1. Right-click on the commit you would like to checkout and select **Checkout commit**.
+    ![Screenshot of a list of commits in the "History" tab. Next to a commit, in a context menu, the "Checkout Commit" option is highlighted with an orange outline.](/assets/images/help/desktop/checkout-commit.png)
+1. The {% octicon "git-branch" aria-hidden="true" %} **Current Branch** item in the repository bar will now show "Detached HEAD", along with the SHA of the commit that was checked out. 
+    ![Screenshot of the repository bar. The "Current Branch" item shows a "Detached HEAD" state and is highlighted with an orange outline.](/assets/images/help/desktop/branch-item.png)
+1. To exit the "detached HEAD" state you will need to switch branches. For more information, see "[AUTOTITLE](/desktop/contributing-and-collaborating-using-github-desktop/making-changes-in-a-branch/managing-branches-in-github-desktop#switching-between-branches)."
+
+## Troubleshooting
+
+You can recover commits that have been made in a "detached HEAD" state using the `git reflog` command from the Git command line. You can open your repository in the command line from {% data variables.product.prodname_desktop %} by going to the menu bar, selecting **Repository**, and clicking **Open in command line**.
+
+The `git reflog` command will show the output of events that have happened in your repository, including commits. Here is a sample output of the `git reflog` command:
+
+```shell
+81fa9136f8 (HEAD -> main) HEAD@{0}: checkout: moving from 8bd5e736a27a52a7e36a856b30e6f0582d341aa1 to main
+8bd5e736a2 HEAD@{1}: commit: testing out a feature
+22fa76c125 HEAD@{2}: checkout: moving from main to 22fa76c1250a2847305b9325752d941dbaa55983
+```
+
+The `8bd5e736a2 HEAD@{1}: commit: testing out a feature` line is the commit that we want to recover, since it was made while the repository was in a "detached HEAD" state. To recover it you can run `git cherry-pick 8bd5e736a2` to apply the commit to the current branch in your repository. 
+
+## Further reading
+
+- [Detached HEAD](https://git-scm.com/docs/git-checkout#_detached_head) in the Git documentation
+- [Git cherry-pick](https://git-scm.com/docs/git-cherry-pick) in the Git documentation

content/desktop/contributing-and-collaborating-using-github-desktop/managing-commits/index.md

@@ -10,5 +10,6 @@ children:
   - /squashing-commits-in-github-desktop
   - /amending-a-commit-in-github-desktop
   - /managing-tags-in-github-desktop
+  - /checking-out-a-commit-in-github-desktop
 ---
 

content/desktop/installing-and-configuring-github-desktop/configuring-and-customizing-github-desktop/configuring-a-default-editor-in-github-desktop.md

@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ shortTitle: Configure default editor
 - [Emacs](https://www.gnu.org/software/emacs/)
 - [Lite XL](https://lite-xl.com/)
 - [Pulsar](https://pulsar-edit.dev/)
+- [Zed](https://zed.dev/)
 
 {% endmac %}
 
@@ -94,3 +95,37 @@ shortTitle: Configure default editor
 1. Click **Save**.
 
 {% endwindows %}
+
+## Opening a repository in the default editor
+
+To open the current repository in the default editor, you can use the menu bar:
+
+1. In the menu bar, select **Repository**.
+1. Click **Open in default editor**
+
+If you want to open another repository in the default editor, you can use the repository list.
+
+1. In the upper-left corner of {% data variables.product.prodname_desktop %}, to the right of the current repository name, click {% octicon "triangle-down" aria-label="The triangle-down icon" %}.
+1. Right-click the repository, then click **Open in default editor**.
+
+{% tip %}
+
+{% mac %}
+
+**Tip:** You can use the <kbd>Shift</kbd>+<kbd>Command</kbd>+<kbd>A</kbd> keyboard shortcut to open a repository in the default editor.
+
+{% endmac %}
+
+{% windows %}
+
+**Tip:** You can use the <kbd>Ctrl</kbd>+<kbd>Shift</kbd>+<kbd>A</kbd> keyboard shortcut to open a repository in the default editor.
+
+{% endwindows %}
+
+{% endtip %}
+
+## Opening a file in the default editor
+
+1. Navigate to the "Changes" tab in the left sidebar.
+2. Double-click on the file, or right-click on the file and select **Open in default editor**.
+