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Re: [PATCH 03/10] glossary: expand and clarify some definitions, prune cross-references

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JFJ. Bruce Fields <bfields@fieldses.org>
Date
May 17, 2007, 04:30 UTC
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<20070517043040.GA5032@fieldses.org>
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On Mon, May 14, 2007 at 07:00:48PM +0200, Jakub Narebski wrote:
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> J. Bruce Fields wrote:
> 
> > +[[def_detached_HEAD]]detached HEAD::
> > +       Normally HEAD refers to the tip of a
> > +       <<def_branch,branch>>.
> 
> Normally HEAD refers to the branch _name_ (names current branch).
> From this sentence one can think that normally HEAD is pointer
> to commit which is tip of current branch.

OK, thanks; fixed in maint branch of git://linux-nfs.org/~bfields/git.git.

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Message 6 of 17 in “user-manual: revise birdseye-view chapter”
  1. 02/10 user-manual: revise birdseye-view chapterJ. Bruce Fields, May 14, 2007
  2. Junio C HamanoMay 15, 2007
  3. J. Bruce FieldsMay 15, 2007
  4. 03/10 glossary: expand and clarify some definitions, prune cross-referencesJ. Bruce Fields, May 14, 2007
  5. Jakub NarebskiMay 14, 2007
  6. J. Bruce FieldsMay 17, 2007
  7. 04/10 user-manual: move quick-start to an appendixJ. Bruce Fields, May 14, 2007
  8. 05/10 Documentation: remove howto's now incorporated into manualJ. Bruce Fields, May 14, 2007
  9. 06/10 user-manual: move howto/make-dist.txt into user manualJ. Bruce Fields, May 14, 2007
  10. 07/10 user-manual: move howto/using-topic-branches into manualJ. Bruce Fields, May 14, 2007
  11. 08/10 user-manual: add a "counting commits" exampleJ. Bruce Fields, May 14, 2007
  12. 09/10 user-manual: introduce gitJ. Bruce Fields, May 14, 2007
  13. 10/10 user-manual: listing commits reachable from some refs not othersJ. Bruce Fields, May 14, 2007
  14. Luck, TonyMay 14, 2007
  15. user-manual: fix origin/linus confusion in topic-branches exampleJ. Bruce Fields, May 14, 2007
  16. Linus TorvaldsMay 14, 2007
  17. J. Bruce FieldsMay 14, 2007

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