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| author | Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com> | 2011-07-13 14:31:37 -0700 |
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| committer | Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com> | 2011-07-13 14:31:37 -0700 |
| commit | 0e8a23bf1f75fbae5ffff2e3847adb4543d3ae0b (patch) | |
| tree | 7d89a28683d36c8c7f91aa009840d00e83a2f350 /Documentation/glossary-content.txt | |
| parent | b57e58fc82439ac8ae1d46d8a5303d5920091ae5 (diff) | |
| parent | 67393c5dc99eb61e76d2ea4df3dae49e8e93828d (diff) | |
| download | git-0e8a23bf1f75fbae5ffff2e3847adb4543d3ae0b.tar.gz | |
Merge branch 'nk/ref-doc'
* nk/ref-doc:
glossary: clarify description of HEAD
glossary: update description of head and ref
glossary: update description of "tag"
git.txt: de-emphasize the implementation detail of a ref
check-ref-format doc: de-emphasize the implementation detail of a ref
git-remote.txt: avoid sounding as if loose refs are the only ones in the world
git-remote.txt: fix wrong remote refspec
Diffstat (limited to 'Documentation/glossary-content.txt')
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/glossary-content.txt | 29 |
1 files changed, 15 insertions, 14 deletions
diff --git a/Documentation/glossary-content.txt b/Documentation/glossary-content.txt index 8f62d1abee..3595b586bc 100644 --- a/Documentation/glossary-content.txt +++ b/Documentation/glossary-content.txt @@ -161,8 +161,8 @@ to point at the new commit. [[def_head]]head:: A <<def_ref,named reference>> to the <<def_commit,commit>> at the tip of a - <<def_branch,branch>>. Heads are stored in - `$GIT_DIR/refs/heads/`, except when using packed refs. (See + <<def_branch,branch>>. Heads are stored in a file in + `$GIT_DIR/refs/heads/` directory, except when using packed refs. (See linkgit:git-pack-refs[1].) [[def_HEAD]]HEAD:: @@ -170,8 +170,8 @@ to point at the new commit. working tree>> is normally derived from the state of the tree referred to by HEAD. HEAD is a reference to one of the <<def_head,heads>> in your repository, except when using a - <<def_detached_HEAD,detached HEAD>>, in which case it may - reference an arbitrary commit. + <<def_detached_HEAD,detached HEAD>>, in which case it directly + references an arbitrary commit. [[def_head_ref]]head ref:: A synonym for <<def_head,head>>. @@ -382,8 +382,9 @@ should not be combined with other pathspec. [[def_ref]]ref:: A 40-byte hex representation of a <<def_SHA1,SHA1>> or a name that - denotes a particular <<def_object,object>>. These may be stored in - `$GIT_DIR/refs/`. + denotes a particular <<def_object,object>>. They may be stored in + a file under `$GIT_DIR/refs/` directory, or + in the `$GIT_DIR/packed-refs` file. [[def_reflog]]reflog:: A reflog shows the local "history" of a ref. In other words, @@ -459,14 +460,14 @@ should not be combined with other pathspec. command. [[def_tag]]tag:: - A <<def_ref,ref>> pointing to a <<def_tag_object,tag>> or - <<def_commit_object,commit object>>. In contrast to a <<def_head,head>>, - a tag is not changed by a <<def_commit,commit>>. Tags (not - <<def_tag_object,tag objects>>) are stored in `$GIT_DIR/refs/tags/`. A - git tag has nothing to do with a Lisp tag (which would be - called an <<def_object_type,object type>> in git's context). A - tag is most typically used to mark a particular point in the - commit ancestry <<def_chain,chain>>. + A <<def_ref,ref>> under `refs/tags/` namespace that points to an + object of an arbitrary type (typically a tag points to either a + <<def_tag_object,tag>> or a <<def_commit_object,commit object>>). + In contrast to a <<def_head,head>>, a tag is not updated by + the `commit` command. A git tag has nothing to do with a Lisp + tag (which would be called an <<def_object_type,object type>> + in git's context). A tag is most typically used to mark a particular + point in the commit ancestry <<def_chain,chain>>. [[def_tag_object]]tag object:: An <<def_object,object>> containing a <<def_ref,ref>> pointing to |