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| author | Richard Hansen <rhansen@bbn.com> | 2013-09-04 15:04:34 -0400 |
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| committer | Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com> | 2013-09-04 15:04:01 -0700 |
| commit | 4b6acde54364d9350779eb470a1677aa78ed5bf4 (patch) | |
| tree | b34fbac0239e4a8ea4fe807e9e3bab7bb46c622c /Documentation/glossary-content.txt | |
| parent | abdb54a1d26c79692468aaf2c651e85c2a917c15 (diff) | |
| download | git-4b6acde54364d9350779eb470a1677aa78ed5bf4.tar.gz | |
glossary: fix and clarify the definition of 'ref'
Signed-off-by: Richard Hansen <rhansen@bbn.com>
Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
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1 files changed, 14 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/Documentation/glossary-content.txt b/Documentation/glossary-content.txt index 3466ce9129..7ad13e1a9d 100644 --- a/Documentation/glossary-content.txt +++ b/Documentation/glossary-content.txt @@ -395,10 +395,20 @@ should not be combined with other pathspec. to the result. [[def_ref]]ref:: - A 40-byte hex representation of a <<def_SHA1,SHA-1>> or a name that - 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. + A name that begins with `refs/` (e.g. `refs/heads/master`) + that points to an <<def_object_name,object name>> or another + ref (the latter is called a <<def_symref,symbolic ref>>). + For convenience, a ref can sometimes be abbreviated when used + as an argument to a Git command; see linkgit:gitrevisions[7] + for details. + Refs are stored in the <<def_repository,repository>>. ++ +The ref namespace is hierarchical. +Different subhierarchies are used for different purposes (e.g. the +`refs/heads/` hierarchy is used to represent local branches). ++ +There are a few special-purpose refs that do not begin with `refs/`. +The most notable example is `HEAD`. [[def_reflog]]reflog:: A reflog shows the local "history" of a ref. In other words, |