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diff --git a/glossary-content.txt b/glossary-content.txt index f7d98c11e..d71b19995 100644 --- a/glossary-content.txt +++ b/glossary-content.txt @@ -638,6 +638,20 @@ The most notable example is `HEAD`. An <<def_object,object>> used to temporarily store the contents of a <<def_dirty,dirty>> working directory and the index for future reuse. +[[def_special_ref]]special ref:: + A ref that has different semantics than normal refs. These refs can be + accessed via normal Git commands but may not behave the same as a + normal ref in some cases. ++ +The following special refs are known to Git: + + - "`FETCH_HEAD`" is written by linkgit:git-fetch[1] or linkgit:git-pull[1]. It + may refer to multiple object IDs. Each object ID is annotated with metadata + indicating where it was fetched from and its fetch status. + + - "`MERGE_HEAD`" is written by linkgit:git-merge[1] when resolving merge + conflicts. It contains all commit IDs which are being merged. + [[def_submodule]]submodule:: A <<def_repository,repository>> that holds the history of a separate project inside another repository (the latter of |