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diff --git a/Documentation/glossary-content.txt b/Documentation/glossary-content.txt index 68a18e1497..db2a74df93 100644 --- a/Documentation/glossary-content.txt +++ b/Documentation/glossary-content.txt @@ -400,12 +400,13 @@ should not be combined with other pathspec. <<def_ref,ref>> and local ref. [[def_remote_tracking_branch]]remote-tracking branch:: - A regular Git <<def_branch,branch>> that is used to follow changes from - another <<def_repository,repository>>. A remote-tracking - branch should not contain direct modifications or have local commits - made to it. A remote-tracking branch can usually be - identified as the right-hand-side <<def_ref,ref>> in a Pull: - <<def_refspec,refspec>>. + A <<def_ref,ref>> that is used to follow changes from another + <<def_repository,repository>>. It typically looks like + 'refs/remotes/foo/bar' (indicating that it tracks a branch named + 'bar' in a remote named 'foo'), and matches the right-hand-side of + a configured fetch <<def_refspec,refspec>>. A remote-tracking + branch should not contain direct modifications or have local + commits made to it. [[def_repository]]repository:: A collection of <<def_ref,refs>> together with an |