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| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/git.txt | 7 |
1 files changed, 3 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/Documentation/git.txt b/Documentation/git.txt index 8c0bfdf5a0..7fc6b88b96 100644 --- a/Documentation/git.txt +++ b/Documentation/git.txt @@ -510,16 +510,15 @@ Any git command accepting any <object> can also use the following symbolic notation: HEAD:: - indicates the head of the current branch (i.e. the - contents of `$GIT_DIR/HEAD`). + indicates the head of the current branch. <tag>:: a valid tag 'name' - (i.e. the contents of `$GIT_DIR/refs/tags/<tag>`). + (i.e. a `refs/tags/<tag>` reference). <head>:: a valid head 'name' - (i.e. the contents of `$GIT_DIR/refs/heads/<head>`). + (i.e. a `refs/heads/<head>` reference). For a more complete list of ways to spell object names, see "SPECIFYING REVISIONS" section in linkgit:gitrevisions[7]. |