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diff --git a/Documentation/glossary.txt b/Documentation/glossary.txt index ab4caf4e26..51b63532b6 100644 --- a/Documentation/glossary.txt +++ b/Documentation/glossary.txt @@ -45,9 +45,12 @@ GIT Glossary "changesets" with git. [[def_checkout]]checkout:: - The action of updating the <<def_working_tree,working tree>> to a - <<def_revision,revision>> which was stored in the - <<def_object_database,object database>>. + The action of updating all or part of the + <<def_working_tree,working tree>> with a <<def_tree_object,tree object>> + or <<def_blob_object,blob>> from the + <<def_object_database,object database>>, and updating the + <<def_index,index>> and <<def_HEAD,HEAD>> if the whole working tree has + been pointed at a new <<def_branch,branch>>. [[def_cherry-picking]]cherry-picking:: In <<def_SCM,SCM>> jargon, "cherry pick" means to choose a subset of |