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@@ -98,9 +98,8 @@ to point at the new commit.
revision.
[[def_commit-ish]]commit-ish (also committish)::
- A <<def_commit_object,commit object>> or an
- <<def_object,object>> that can be recursively dereferenced to
- a commit object.
+ A <<def_commit_object,commit object>> or an <<def_object,object>> that
+ can be recursively <<def_dereference,dereferenced>> to a commit object.
The following are all commit-ishes:
a commit object,
a <<def_tag_object,tag object>> that points to a commit
@@ -125,6 +124,25 @@ to point at the new commit.
dangling object has no references to it from any
reference or <<def_object,object>> in the <<def_repository,repository>>.
+[[def_dereference]]dereference::
+ Referring to a <<def_symref,symbolic ref>>: the action of accessing the
+ <<def_ref,reference>> pointed at by a symbolic ref. Recursive
+ dereferencing involves repeating the aforementioned process on the
+ resulting ref until a non-symbolic reference is found.
++
+Referring to a <<def_tag_object,tag object>>: the action of accessing the
+<<def_object,object>> a tag points at. Tags are recursively dereferenced by
+repeating the operation on the result object until the result has either a
+specified <<def_object_type,object type>> (where applicable) or any non-"tag"
+object type. A synonym for "recursive dereference" in the context of tags is
+"<<def_peel,peel>>".
++
+Referring to a <<def_commit_object,commit object>>: the action of accessing
+the commit's tree object. Commits cannot be dereferenced recursively.
++
+Unless otherwise specified, "dereferencing" as it used in the context of Git
+commands or protocols is implicitly recursive.
+
[[def_detached_HEAD]]detached HEAD::
Normally the <<def_HEAD,HEAD>> stores the name of a
<<def_branch,branch>>, and commands that operate on the
@@ -444,6 +462,10 @@ exclude;;
of the logical predecessor(s) in the line of development, i.e. its
parents.
+[[def_peel]]peel::
+ The action of recursively <<def_dereference,dereferencing>> a
+ <<def_tag_object,tag object>>.
+
[[def_pickaxe]]pickaxe::
The term <<def_pickaxe,pickaxe>> refers to an option to the diffcore
routines that help select changes that add or delete a given text
@@ -620,12 +642,11 @@ The most notable example is `HEAD`.
copies of) commit objects of the contained submodules.
[[def_symref]]symref::
- Symbolic reference: instead of containing the <<def_SHA1,SHA-1>>
- id itself, it is of the format 'ref: refs/some/thing' and when
- referenced, it recursively dereferences to this reference.
- '<<def_HEAD,HEAD>>' is a prime example of a symref. Symbolic
- references are manipulated with the linkgit:git-symbolic-ref[1]
- command.
+ Symbolic reference: instead of containing the <<def_SHA1,SHA-1>> id
+ itself, it is of the format 'ref: refs/some/thing' and when referenced,
+ it recursively <<def_dereference,dereferences>> to this reference.
+ '<<def_HEAD,HEAD>>' is a prime example of a symref. Symbolic references
+ are manipulated with the linkgit:git-symbolic-ref[1] command.
[[def_tag]]tag::
A <<def_ref,ref>> under `refs/tags/` namespace that points to an
@@ -661,11 +682,11 @@ The most notable example is `HEAD`.
<<def_tree,tree>> is equivalent to a <<def_directory,directory>>.
[[def_tree-ish]]tree-ish (also treeish)::
- A <<def_tree_object,tree object>> or an <<def_object,object>>
- that can be recursively dereferenced to a tree object.
- Dereferencing a <<def_commit_object,commit object>> yields the
- tree object corresponding to the <<def_revision,revision>>'s
- top <<def_directory,directory>>.
+ A <<def_tree_object,tree object>> or an <<def_object,object>> that can
+ be recursively <<def_dereference,dereferenced>> to a tree object.
+ Dereferencing a <<def_commit_object,commit object>> yields the tree
+ object corresponding to the <<def_revision,revision>>'s top
+ <<def_directory,directory>>.
The following are all tree-ishes:
a <<def_commit-ish,commit-ish>>,
a tree object,