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An evil merge is a <<def_merge,merge>> that introduces changes that
do not appear in any <<def_parent,parent>>.
-[[def_fast_forward]]fast forward::
+[[def_fast_forward]]fast-forward::
A fast-forward is a special type of <<def_merge,merge>> where you have a
<<def_revision,revision>> and you are "merging" another
<<def_branch,branch>>'s changes that happen to be a descendant of what
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conflict, manual intervention may be required to complete the
merge.
+
-As a noun: unless it is a <<def_fast_forward,fast forward>>, a
+As a noun: unless it is a <<def_fast_forward,fast-forward>>, a
successful merge results in the creation of a new <<def_commit,commit>>
representing the result of the merge, and having as
<<def_parent,parents>> the tips of the merged <<def_branch,branches>>.
@@ -456,6 +456,6 @@ This commit is referred to as a "merge commit", or sometimes just a
of 'A' is 'origin/B' sometimes we say "'A' is tracking 'origin/B'".
[[def_working_tree]]working tree::
- The tree of actual checked out files. The working tree is
- normally equal to the <<def_HEAD,HEAD>> plus any local changes
- that you have made but not yet committed.
+ The tree of actual checked out files. The working tree normally
+ contains the contents of the <<def_HEAD,HEAD>> commit's tree,
+ plus any local changes that you have made but not yet committed.