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[PATCH 3/5] refs.h: HEAD is not that special

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Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Date
Dec 15, 2023, 20:32 UTC
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<20231215203245.3622299-4-gitster@pobox.com>
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In-code comment explains pseudorefs but used a wrong nomenclature "special ref".

Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
---
 refs.h | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/refs.h b/refs.h
index 23211a5ea1..ff113bb12a 100644
--- a/refs.h
+++ b/refs.h
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ struct worktree;
  * Even with RESOLVE_REF_ALLOW_BAD_NAME, names that escape the refs/
  * directory and do not consist of all caps and underscores cannot be
  * resolved. The function returns NULL for such ref names.
- * Caps and underscores refers to the special refs, such as HEAD,
+ * Caps and underscores refers to the pseudorefs, such as HEAD,
  * FETCH_HEAD and friends, that all live outside of the refs/ directory.
  */
 #define RESOLVE_REF_READING 0x01
-- 
2.43.0-76-g1a87c842ec
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