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Re: [PATCH] typofix for Documentation/git-cherry-pick.txt

From
Jeff King <peff@peff.net>
Date
Nov 25, 2015, 12:39 UTC
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<20151125123908.GB4504@sigill.intra.peff.net>
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On Wed, Nov 25, 2015 at 08:05:11PM +0800, bin0515@gmail.com wrote:
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>  `git cherry-pick master`::
>  
> -	Apply the change introduced by the commit at the tip of the
> +	Apply the change introduced by the commit at the top of the
>  	master branch and create a new commit with this change.

I don't think this is a typo. We frequently refer to the most recent commit on a branch as the "tip of the branch". Saying "top" is not wrong, but we use "tip" pretty consistently (it does not get its own glossary entry, but see the "branch" entry in "git help glossary").

-Peff
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  2. Jeff KingNov 25, 2015

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