[PATCH 2/5] doc: glossary: update per-worktree refs
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Andy Koppe <andy.koppe@gmail.com>
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- Oct 22, 2026, 21:28 UTC
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The "per-worktree ref" entry says that these are only HEAD and refs under "refs/bisect/", but that has been out of date since a9be29c981 (sequencer: make refs generated by the `label` command worktree-local, 2018-04-25). All root refs are per-worktree, as are refs under "refs/worktree/" and "refs/rewritten/". Pseudorefs are specific to each worktree too.
Bring the list up to date, and refer to git-worktree(1) for how to access per-worktree refs of other worktrees. In the "worktree" entry, describe HEAD as a per-worktree ref and MERGE_HEAD as a pseudoref, rather than listing them separately from per-worktree refs.
Signed-off-by: Andy Koppe <andy.koppe@gmail.com> --- Documentation/glossary-content.adoc | 18 ++++++++++++------ 1 file changed, 12 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)
diff --git a/Documentation/glossary-content.adoc b/Documentation/glossary-content.adoc index b2c582254b..eff6d23215 100644 --- a/Documentation/glossary-content.adoc +++ b/Documentation/glossary-content.adoc @@ -494,10 +494,16 @@ exclude;; interface than the <<def_plumbing,plumbing>>. [[def_per_worktree_ref]]per-worktree ref:: - Refs that are per-<<def_worktree,worktree>>, rather than - global. This is presently only <<def_HEAD,HEAD>> and any refs - that start with `refs/bisect/`, but might later include other - unusual refs. + A <<def_ref,ref>> that is specific to a <<def_worktree,worktree>>, + rather than shared between all worktrees. All + <<def_root_ref,root refs>>, such as <<def_HEAD,HEAD>>, are + per-worktree, as are refs that start with `refs/bisect/`, + `refs/worktree/` or `refs/rewritten/`. ++ +<<def_pseudoref,Pseudorefs>> are also specific to each worktree. ++ +See "REFS" in linkgit:git-worktree[1] for how to access the +per-worktree refs of other worktrees. [[def_pseudoref]]pseudoref:: A name that can be used like a <<def_ref,ref>> to refer to @@ -788,5 +794,5 @@ and pseudorefs. "working tree" and repository metadata, most of which are shared among other worktrees of a single repository, and some of which are maintained separately per worktree - (e.g. the index, HEAD and pseudorefs like MERGE_HEAD, - per-worktree refs and per-worktree configuration file). + (e.g. the index, per-worktree refs such as HEAD, pseudorefs + such as MERGE_HEAD, and the per-worktree configuration file).
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