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Re: Newbie / git / gitosis question

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GPGraham Perks <gperks@ausperks.net>
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Aug 26, 2009, 11:54 UTC
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On Aug 26, 2009, at 4:27 AM, Howard Miller wrote:
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> there's one bit that's unclear to me...
>
> git push origin master:refs/heads/master
>
> Would somebody kindly explain (or point to docs) what
> refs/heads/master means?

I wish somehow these refs would be hidden so newbies like me and everyone I introduce to git didn't have to know about them. They feel like an "advanced concept", some internal syntax that 99% of users shouldn't need to know about. When I see a refspec in the help pages my eyes glaze over!

Graham.
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