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[[def_per_worktree_ref]]per-worktree ref::
Refs that are per-<<def_working_tree,worktree>>, rather than
- global. This is presently only <<def_HEAD,HEAD>>, but might
- later include other unusual refs.
+ global. This is presently only <<def_HEAD,HEAD>> and any refs
+ that start with `refs/bisect/`, but might later include other
+ unusual refs.
[[def_pseudoref]]pseudoref::
Pseudorefs are a class of files under `$GIT_DIR` which behave
@@ -530,6 +531,11 @@ The most notable example is `HEAD`.
"Secure Hash Algorithm 1"; a cryptographic hash function.
In the context of Git used as a synonym for <<def_object_name,object name>>.
+[[def_shallow_clone]]shallow clone::
+ Mostly a synonym to <<def_shallow_repository,shallow repository>>
+ but the phrase makes it more explicit that it was created by
+ running `git clone --depth=...` command.
+
[[def_shallow_repository]]shallow repository::
A shallow <<def_repository,repository>> has an incomplete
history some of whose <<def_commit,commits>> have <<def_parent,parents>> cauterized away (in other