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Re: [PATCH 11/12] documentation: replace Discussion section by link to user-manual chapter

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Andreas Ericsson <ae@op5.se>
Date
Sep 16, 2007, 19:38 UTC
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<46ED8633.9070000@op5.se>
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J. Bruce Fields wrote:
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> On Sun, Sep 09, 2007 at 11:01:57PM +0200, Andreas Ericsson wrote:
>> J. Bruce Fields wrote:
>>> +
>>> +A git project normally consists of a working directory with a ".git"
>>> +subdirectory at the top level.  The .git directory contains, among other
>>> +things, a compressed object database representing the complete history
>>> +of the project, a set of pointers into that history ("refs")
>> ... into that history ("refs" - branches and tags)
> 
> I slept on it and took another look, and decided you were right; this is
> what I have there now:
>  
>   A git project normally consists of a working directory with a ".git"
>   subdirectory at the top level.  The .git directory contains, among
>   other things, a compressed object database representing the complete
>   history of the project, an "index" file which links that history to
>   the current contents of the working tree, and named pointers into that
>   history such as tags and branch heads.
>  
Looks good. Thanks :)
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