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| author |  Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com> | 2011-06-23 09:47:28 -0700 |
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| committer | Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com> | 2011-06-23 15:39:28 -0700 |
| commit | deaef1e94734a61407c73637e0e9718f914c3a62 (patch) | |
| tree | 43a55b9fc4f3dc35af953486c956e47cc7261c5d | |
| parent | glossary: update description of "tag" (diff) | |
| download | tgif-deaef1e94734a61407c73637e0e9718f914c3a62.tar.xz | |
glossary: update description of head and ref
Reword them to avoid sounding as if loose refs are the only ones in the world.
Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/glossary-content.txt | 9 |
1 files changed, 5 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/Documentation/glossary-content.txt b/Documentation/glossary-content.txt index 878de21159..f430068467 100644 --- a/Documentation/glossary-content.txt +++ b/Documentation/glossary-content.txt @@ -161,8 +161,8 @@ to point at the new commit. [[def_head]]head:: A <<def_ref,named reference>> to the <<def_commit,commit>> at the tip of a - <<def_branch,branch>>. Heads are stored in - `$GIT_DIR/refs/heads/`, except when using packed refs. (See + <<def_branch,branch>>. Heads are stored in a file in + `$GIT_DIR/refs/heads/` directory, except when using packed refs. (See linkgit:git-pack-refs[1].) [[def_HEAD]]HEAD:: @@ -350,8 +350,9 @@ including Documentation/chapter_1/figure_1.jpg. [[def_ref]]ref:: A 40-byte hex representation of a <<def_SHA1,SHA1>> or a name that - denotes a particular <<def_object,object>>. These may be stored in - `$GIT_DIR/refs/`. + denotes a particular <<def_object,object>>. They may be stored in + a file under `$GIT_DIR/refs/` directory, or + in the `$GIT_DIR/packed-refs` file. [[def_reflog]]reflog:: A reflog shows the local "history" of a ref. In other words, |