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authorLibravatar Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>2011-07-22 14:43:51 -0700
committerLibravatar Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>2011-07-22 14:43:51 -0700
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parentMerge branch 'js/maint-add-path-stat-pwd' (diff)
parentDocumentation: clearly specify what refs are honored by core.logAllRefUpdates (diff)
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* bw/log-all-ref-updates-doc: Documentation: clearly specify what refs are honored by core.logAllRefUpdates
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@@ -344,7 +344,9 @@ core.logAllRefUpdates::
SHA1, the date/time and the reason of the update, but
only when the file exists. If this configuration
variable is set to true, missing "$GIT_DIR/logs/<ref>"
- file is automatically created for branch heads.
+ file is automatically created for branch heads (i.e. under
+ refs/heads/), remote refs (i.e. under refs/remotes/),
+ note refs (i.e. under refs/notes/), and the symbolic ref HEAD.
+
This information can be used to determine what commit
was the tip of a branch "2 days ago".