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Re: [PATCH 5/5] glossary: clarify description of HEAD

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Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Date
Jun 23, 2011, 17:12 UTC
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Carlos Martín Nieto <carlos@cmartin.tk> writes:
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>> -	<<def_detached_HEAD,detached HEAD>>, in which case it may
>> +	<<def_detached_HEAD,detached HEAD>>, in which case it may directly
>
> Why "may"? As I understand it, in detached HEAD, it /does/ point
> directly to a commit
True; I just kept the original without thinking too deeply about it.
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Message 16 of 16 in “git-remote.txt: fix wrong remote refspec”
  1. git-remote.txt: fix wrong remote refspecNamhyung Kim, Jun 23, 2011
  2. Junio C HamanoJun 23, 2011
  3. Namhyung KimJun 23, 2011
  4. git-remote.txt: fix wrong remote refspecNamhyung Kim, Jun 23, 2011
  5. Junio C HamanoJun 23, 2011
  6. Namhyung KimJun 23, 2011
  7. 0/5 Clarify "refs"Junio C Hamano, Jun 23, 2011
  8. 1/5 check-ref-format doc: de-emphasize the implementation detail of a refJunio C Hamano, Jun 23, 2011
  9. Eric SunshineJun 23, 2011
  10. 2/5 git.txt: de-emphasize the implementation detail of a refJunio C Hamano, Jun 23, 2011
  11. 3/5 glossary: update description of "tag"Junio C Hamano, Jun 23, 2011
  12. Eric SunshineJun 23, 2011
  13. 4/5 glossary: update description of head and refJunio C Hamano, Jun 23, 2011
  14. 5/5 glossary: clarify description of HEADJunio C Hamano, Jun 23, 2011
  15. Carlos Martín NietoJun 23, 2011
  16. Junio C HamanoJun 23, 2011

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